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Christiane Amanpour delivering her lecture, Truthful, Not Neutral for the annual Taricani Lecture Series

The Christiane Amanpour Lecture

Endowed by and named for Christian Amanpour ’83, H’95–chief international anchor and global affairs host on CNN–the speaker series brings respected journalists to campus.

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The Taricani Visiting Journalist

The Taricani Visiting Journalist series on First Amendment Rights, honoring veteran Rhode Island journalist Jim Taricani H’18, features courageous journalists and thought leaders who have powerful stories to share.

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Events

How Unique is the First Amendment? featuring Floyd Abrams - November 3 at 4 pm in-person at Hope Room, Welcome Center, and streaming live on YouTube.
Investigative Journalism in Uncertain Times featuring Walter V. Robinson - Investigative reporting is journalism’s costliest and riskiest endeavor. It is most vulnerable to government pressure because it is the most worthwhile work journalists do: It holds people in power accountable. Walter V. Robinson, editor-at-large for The Boston Globe, led the Pulitzer-prize-winning team of Spotlight reporters who uncovered the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic […]