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~Past Events~

Oct 29
5:30 PM
Sanford School, Room 04

‘The Second Trauma’: Centering Victims’ Stories in Crime Reporting

We are pleased to host gun violence survior Oronde McClain (Director of the Survivor Connection program at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Prevention) and…


Oct 21
11:00 AM
Rubenstein Library Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153

DICE Book Talk: The Beauty of Dusk, with Frank Bruni

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Duke Disability Inclusion and Community Empowerment Affinity Group (DICE) will be hosting an author talk with…


Oct 08
5:30 PM
Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Avenue Durham, NC 27701

Books, Beer, & Politics, with Prof.s Adair, Bruni & Graham

STUDENTS: The DeWitt Wallace Center will cover your ticket if you’d like to go.  RSVP to Shelley.Stonecipher@duke.edu.


Oct 01
6:00 PM
Sanford School, Room 05

Internships in Journalism and Media

Info session on how to get, fund and make the most of an internship in media organizations. Faculty, staff and students will be present and…


Sep 25
1-2:00 PM
RSVP for location

Lunch with Aaron Krolik ’15, Investigative reporter, NYT

Please join us for a small group student lunch with Aaron Krolik (Duke ’15 BSE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, former Reporters’ Lab researcher). Aaron is…


Sep 22
6:00 PM
Sanford School, Rhodes (Room 223, Sanford Building)

The Ethics of Personal Reporting: A conversation with Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Mallary Tenore Tarpley is a journalist, author and journalism and writing professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication. Tarpley is…


Sep 18
9-11 AM
East Campus, Marketplace

East Campus Meet Up

First-years! Please stop by the Marketplace steps for donuts and to meet faculty and staff, and to learn more about journalism/media classes and opportunities.


Sep 18
4-6:30 PM
Sanford School

Journalism & Media Open House

OPEN HOUSE! Please join our faculty, staff and students to learn more about journalism and media classes, internships, mentorship, research, reporting, grants and other opportunities!


Sep 16
11:30 am to 2:30 pm
West Campus Quad, near the bus stop

West Campus Meet Up

Please stop by the West Campus quad on the Chapel-side of the bus stop, for LocoPops and to meet faculty and staff, and to learn…


Sep 09
3-5 PM
East Campus, Marketplace

East Campus Meet Up

First-years! Please stop by the Marketplace steps for LocoPops and to meet faculty and staff, and to learn more about journalism/media classes and opportunities.


Sep 07
6:00 PM
Contact shelley.stonecipher@duke.edu for location

Chicago Family and Alumni Dinner

The DeWitt Wallace Center is hosting a dinner with Professor Bill Adair and alum Rick Melcher in Chicago.  If you’d like to attend, please contact…


Sep 02
5:30-7:00 PM
Reporters' Lab

9th Street Journal Welcome Back Gathering

For current and former 9th Street Journal reporters, please join Alison Jones and Bill Adair for a welcome back gathering, in the Reporters’ Lab. 5:30…


May 09
5:00-7:00pm
Blue Devil Tower

JAM minor graduation!

Congrats Class of 2025! We will be hosting a graduation reception and ceremony for JAM minors and other DWC-affiliated students on Friday, May 9th from…


Derek Thompson Event flyer

Apr 14
5:30-6:30pm
Sanford 05

Abundance: A Conversation with Derek Thompson

Join Professor Matt Johnson in conversation with Derek Thompson about his new book, Abundance, co-authored with Ezra Klein, and his career in journalism.


Almar Latour flyer

Apr 10
5:30pm
Sanford 04

Against the Grain

Join Almar Latour, Dow Jones CEO and publisher of The Wall Street Journal for a conversation with DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Fellow Paul Tash about how…


When War is the Story Flyer

Feb 11
5:30pm
Rhodes Conference Room

When War is the Story

Join DWC Distinguished Fellow Paul Tash and Associated Press Executive Editor Julie Pace for a conversation about conflict journalism and 20 Days in Mariupol the…