Speaker Series

The Media Fellows program sponsors an ongoing Speakers Series which highlights various aspects of the media while also giving our students the chance to interact with working professionals first-hand.

Recent Events

October, 2007, Former ABC Correspondent John McWethy
visited campus for a week to serve as the Pulliam Visiting Professional
for Television. He also gave a talk about PTSD within the military
and the media embedded with the troops.

August 28, 2007 - '07 Grad Bess Evans talks about her life after graduation, and
her work with Presidential Candidate Barack Obama in Iowa, to a packed house
in Watson Forum. Hear Bess describe the impact of her DePauw
experience on finding a job here (mp3, 200k)

Tom Wheeler - "Mr. Lincoln's T-mails," the untold story of how Abraham Lincoln
used the telegraph to win the Civil War, November 14th, 2006
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John McWethy '69 and Bob Steele '69 talk to Director David Bohmer
about the "Turbulent Times" for mass media in Watson Forum on October 25, 2006.

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Baseball writer Will Carroll spoke to the Media Fellows about
reporting the Pete Rose gambling controversy and the issues
involved in covering breaking sports news.
September 18, 2006

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Professor Nafhat Nasr spoke to a group of Media Fellows about the
on-going Israeli-Lebanese conflict and the differences in reporting
between US news outlets and outlets in the rest of the world.
September 5, 2006

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AP Senior Producer Brian Horton March 9th, 2006 (click picture for pdf of poster)	Dr. Glenn Gass - Professor of Music, IU April 26, 2006 (click picture for pdf of poster)
Brian Wilson - Fox News April 28th, 2006 (click picture for pdf of poster)	Will Carroll - Author of "The Juice," and columnist for "Baseball Prospectus," discussing steroids in major league baseball October 12, 2005
Matt Dellinger Online Editor, The New Yorker Writer, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Oxford American March 14, 2005	Lee Harvey Independent Filmmaker Screening - "The Culture of Hate" Q&A to follow March 4, 2005
Randy Albright Instructor, IUPUI School of Music "The Real Jimi Hendrix" March 3, 2005	Fred Greaves Freelance Photojournalist The Daily Californian The San Diego Union-Tribune AP, Reuters, IBM, Nintendo February 18, 2005
Paul Solman Economics/Business Correspondent News Hour on PBS "What Would Jesus Do? An Economic Look at Business Ethics" April 29, 2004	Erik Sorenson '77 - President, New Media, NBC News - Former President and General Manager of MSNBC "The State of TV News: Confessions of a Network President" Thursday, April 15, 2004

2002-2004 Media Fellows Events List

2000-2002 Media Fellows Events List

1996-1999 Media Fellows Events List