DeWitt Wallace Center

When North Carolina A&T student journalists got fed up with local news outlets linking their campus to unrelated crime scenes, they documented the slights. Editor-in-chief Alexis Wray worked hard to show editors what they did. Some changed but this work is far from done. Despite decades of such efforts, Black journalists are still pushing newsrooms … Continued

The environmental justice movement has been foundational in the longstanding fight for equity and equality in the U.S. for decades. Today, environmental injustice continues to be a topic of growing importance and salience for people both internationally and domestically. In an attempt to provide a wide-reaching introduction to the multi-faceted environmental justice movement, Duke University … Continued

In an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are among the most important tools we have to understand each other. We use social media as a mirror to decipher our place in society but it functions more like a prism that distorts our identities, empowers status-seeking extremists, and renders moderates all … Continued

On Thursday, March 25th, we are excited to welcome Mr. Josh Partlow, an investigative journalist with the Washington Post and a Duke alumnus. This event will be held at 5:00 p.m. over Zoom. Mr. Partlow will discuss integrity in journalism, with particular attention to the themes of accuracy vs bias in reporting and freedom of speech. There will be … Continued

Please join the DeWitt Wallace Center on Wednesday, March 31st at 6:00 P.M. for a Virtual PopUP Event—Who speaks? Whose stories? Legibility and Inclusion in Media Narratives of Asian America. Duke Faculty member Dr. Eileen Cheng-yin Chow will discuss the Atlanta shooting and the subsequent media coverage. Moderated by Rose Wong ’21.   Click here … Continued

The Nature of Truth in a World Full of Disinformation Wednesday, April 14 at 7 pm Please join us for an interdisciplinary discussion about the nature of truth and information in a world that is ever more connected and ever more divided. Different disciplines have different approaches to problem-solving and grappling with philosophical issues in … Continued

Partisan news outlets, social media, and an explosion of alternative sources have reshaped the media landscape. Our panelists will discuss the role of media in a democracy generally, and the challenges they faced in covering events of the past year in Georgia that captured the attention of the nation. Please join our Atlanta Duke community … Continued

On May 7 at 2 pm, The McGannon Center at Fordham University will host Professor Phil Napoli for a discussion of his recent writing, including his book Social Media and the Public Interest: Media Regulation in the Disinformation Age (Columbia 2019) Click here to register!