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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 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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Upcoming Events

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 […]
Director and Screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury Visits URI - Filmmaker Joan Tewkesbury will visit the Harrington School on Friday, March 21st to conduct a screenwriting workshop with 35 film students.

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Maya Lincoln ’25 - Public relations & Professional and public writing
URI Film students attend SXSW Film Festival for the 10th year in a row - Professor Keith Brown has been bringing film students to the festival in Texas since 2015.
Emma Tronkowski ’25 - Communications and Spanish

Brooklynne Costa ’25 - film/media and communications
Mark Radigan ’25 Sports Media and Communication - Mark Radigan is a communications major at the University of Rhode Island, focusing on sports media. Throughout his time at URI, he has gained invaluable hands-on experience, covering major sporting events and working with renowned organizations like Barstool Rhode Island. Passionate about storytelling, Mark aims to continue pursuing a career in journalism, sharing compelling stories […]
‘Optics of Aging’ documentary to be screened at URI’s Malford Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics - URI professor’s film addresses ageism and the stigma of aging