This three-year program, made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation, will bring journalists to campus to give public lectures and speak in classes. They will meet with students and aspiring journalists to explore and develop the themes raised by that year's winner of Colby's Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism.
Phil Taubman, former Washington bureau chief of the New York Times
Public Lecture: 7 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building
Treason or Patriotism? When the Press Publishes National Security Secrets [listen]- Felicity Barringer, New York Times environmental reporter
Public Lecture: Noon Wednesday, September 10, in the Fairchild Room in Dana
The Dangers of Environmental Parables
- Tom Edsall, political editor of the Huffington Post
- David Shribman, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Cindy Skrzycki, columnist for Bloomberg News
Public Lecture: 7 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2009 in Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building
News Literacy in the Digital Age [listen]
Press release announcing the Knight grant
