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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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‘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
Alumni to be honored at the the GSLIS Annual Gathering - Winning alumni include Mary Moen '03 and Wendy Gustavel '22
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.

Ellie Sennhenn ’26 - Ellie Sennhenn, Journalism & Professional and Public Writing, class of 2026
J-Term trip to Belize exposes students to new cultures and styles of communication - URI students across various majors studied abroad in Belize over the 2024 J-term where they were immersed in the Garifuna culture.
URI public relations professor says actions speak louder than words when companies respond to social, political issues - Harrington School public relations professor investigates the relationship between corporate social advocacy and customer behavior.