Past Events

How to turn your big idea into a book!

A conversation on writer/editor collaboration.

EJI Lunch & Learn: Dr. Jon LaPook of CBS News

Jon LaPook, M.D., chief medical correspondent for CBS News, will be the featured speaker at an Ethics & Journalism Initiative “Lunch & Learn” session on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

A celebration of the life of Prof. William E. Burrows (1937-2024)

Join us in person or online to remember our friend, colleague, and teacher, the esteemed journalist Bill Burrows.

An RSVP is required for in-person attendees.

Cross Media Panel: Navigating the Changing Media Landscape

Learn how to get yourself up to speed on multi-media reporting. Bloomberg News managing editor Shelly Banjo; ProPublica senior editor and reporter Jesse Eisinger; David Jeans, an investigative reporter for Forbes and Beth Pinsker, a financial-planning columnist for MarketWatch will discuss the ways that each of them has adapted their skill sets and approaches to reporting amidst fewer traditional journalism jobs

The Shooter at Midnight

The Shooter at Midnight Murder, Corruption, and a Farming Town Divided: a conversation with Sean Cooper. Sponsored by Literary Reportage

Hearing Dissent: Stories from the Cultural Cold War

Hearing Dissent: Stories from the Cultural Cold War: Richard Wright, Dwight Macdonald and the Congress for Cultural Freedom

Pitching Audio Stories

Join Alex Goldmark and Diane Wu for a panel discussion to hear about how their story processes work.

The Personal Story Podcast

Navigating the Promise and Perils of an Intimate Medium.

What Editors Wish Freelancers Knew

Join Rob Fischer; Justin Miller; and Susan Matthews, to hear about what makes for a good pitch and how freelance writers can best work with them.

Pitching Stories About the Natural World

Join speakers Katherine Badgley; Cynthia Greenlee; and Peter Gwin, to hear firsthand experiences on how pitching stories works for them in the Natural World.

Behind the Scenes with the Paris Review Podcast

The alchemy of transforming fiction and poetry into audio gold.
Speakers: The Paris Review Podcast Senior Producers & Sound Designers Helena de Groot and John DeLore.

Creepy, Crawly, and Uncharismatic: Telling the Stories of Unloved Animals

A conversation with Bethany Brookshire and Gwen Pearson.

Lunch & Learn with Zach Seward, Editorial Director of AI Initiatives at the New York Times

Come enjoy Lunch and Learn how to use AI in both supremely dumb and incredibly smart ways.

Communicating the Climate Crisis in Word and Image

A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert and acclaimed illustrator Wesley Allsbrook, who have collaborated on Kolbert's new collection of climate change reporting. 

Digging for the Big Scoop

Uncovering Great Stories with Freedom of Information Laws with Panelists Al-Amyn Sumar, Rachana Pradhan, Paul LaRocco and Bianca Pallaro.