Roy H. Park Lecture Series
The Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture Series began in October 1999. Sponsored by the Triad Foundation of Ithaca, N.Y., the lectures enhance the Roy H. Park Fellowship Program that began in the school in fall 1997. The fellowships go to new doctoral and master's students in the school each year.
The lecture series brings outstanding mass communication professionals to the campus each year with the goal of enriching the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate journalism students, and presenting speakers of interest to the campus and beyond.
The lecture series honors Roy H. Park, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Park Communications Inc., which became an expansive multimedia company with broadcast and print properties throughout the U.S.
The Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture Series has presented the following speakers:
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Tucker Carlson, political commentator for Fox News Sunday, April 12, 2018 |
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Chris Wallace, anchor of Fox News Sunday, April 6, 2017 |
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Brit Hume, senior political analyst for Fox News, April 7, 2016 |
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Peggy Noonan, columnist for The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015 |
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Dana Perino, former press secretary to President George W. Bush and Fox News host, April 10, 2014 |
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Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), April 11, 2013 |
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Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News, April 12, 2012 |
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David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect," "Ten Lessons from Facebook," April 7, 2011 |
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P.J. O'Rourke, author and political satirist, "The Government vs. The Citizenry: Which Is Worse?," April 8, 2010 |
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Jason Kilar, CEO, Hulu, "Sex, Lies & Online Video: From Howell Hall to Hulu," Oct. 14, 2009 |
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Alan Murray, a deputy managing editor and executive editor for online, The Wall Street Journal, "The Future of Newspapers: Some Light at the End of a Very Long Tunnel," April 2, 2009 |
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Ken Lowe, chairman, president and CEO, Scripps Networks Interactive, "An Evolving Paradigm: Media in the Interactive Age," Sept. 11, 2008 |
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Rich Beckman, James L. Knight professor of visual communication, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, "The Road Less Traveled: Changing the World One Story at a Time," April 10, 2008 |
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Deborah Platt Majoras, chairman, Federal Trade Commission, "The Role of Truthful Information in the Marketplace," Oct. 11, 2007 |
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Charles Krauthammer, columnist, The Washington Post Writers Group, "The View from the Swamp: Washington in the Twilight of the Bush Administration," April 12, 2007 |
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Jonathan Alter, senior editor, Newsweek, and NBC News contributing correspondent, "Between the Lines: Politics, Media and Society," Oct. 23, 2006 |
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Dan Wieden, CEO and co-founder of Wieden + Kennedy advertising, "Walk in Stupid Every Morning," April 18, 2006 |
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Penelope Muse Abernathy, senior vice president of international and development, The Wall Street Journal, "Circling the Globe: No Cakewalk for the Media," April 6, 2005 |
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Brenda Buttner, Fox News senior business correspondent, "Tuning Into Viewers: What’s Wrong With the Customer Being Right?" Oct. 5, 2004 |
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Helen Thomas, syndicated columnist, Hearst News Service, "Covering History from President Kennedy to President Bush II," Nov. 24, 2003 |
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Joie Chen, CBS News correspondent, "Tuning Out: Will Young Viewers Choose Jon Stewart Over the Evening News?" Oct. 9, 2003 |
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Jim Roberts, national editor, The New York Times, "How The New York Times Covers the Nation," Nov. 18, 2002 |
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Marvin Kalb, senior fellow at Harvard University’s Joan Shorenstein Center for the Press, Politics and Public Policy and faculty chair for the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Washington Programs, "Journalism Since 9/11: When Are We Going to Get Serious?" Oct. 14, 2002 |
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William Safire, columnist, The New York Times, "What’s Going to Happen in Washington," April 16, 2002 |
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George Stephanopoulos, ABC News analyst, "Politics: The Art of the Impossible — A View From Washington," Feb. 5, 2002 |
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Sandra Mims Rowe, editor, The Oregonian, "Journalism’s Renewed Sense of Mission: Will it Last?" Nov. 13, 2001 |
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Doug Marlette, editorial cartoonist, "Political Cartooning and the 2000 Election," Oct. 26, 2000 |
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Charles Lewis, founder and executive director, Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C., "The Buying of the President 2000," Feb. 17, 2000 |
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Joann M. Burkholder, professor of aquatic ecology and marine sciences, Department of Botany, N.C. State University, "The Critical Role of Journalists in Environmental Science, Education and Ethics," Oct. 19, 1999 |
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