Newhouse to host series of election events

The Newhouse School will host a series of events exploring issues related to the 2020 elections.

All events can be viewed online via Zoom, or in person at the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3 (limited capacity), where panelists will appear on screen.

Registration is required.

Panelists for each event will be announced as more information becomes available.

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Oct. 20, 8 p.m. EST 
Covering the 2020 Elections
Moderated by Associate Dean Joel Kaplan

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Nov. 2, 7p.m.  EST 
Election Eve: What to Expect & Difficult Conversations 
Moderated by Associate Dean Hub Brown 

Panelists:

• Scott MacFarlane ’98, investigative reporter, News4, Washington, D.C.
• Anne Osborne, professor of communications, Newhouse School

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Nov. 4, 2 p.m. EST
Covering the Election—the Day After
Moderated by Professor of Practice Jim Osman

Panelists:

• Evan Hirsch ’04, line producer, “Meet The Press Daily,” MSNBC
• Cheryl Wills ’89, anchor, NY1

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Nov. 4, 7 p.m. EST 
The Day After: What’s Next? Breaking Down the Election
Moderated by Professor Melissa Chessher  

Panelists:

• Michelle Kinney ’04, national press assistant, The Lincoln Project
• David Klepper, reporter, Associated Press
• Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of Communications

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Nov. 10, 7 p.m. EST
Conversation with the winners of the 2020 Toner Prize for Political Reporting
Moderated by Associate Dean Joel Kaplan

In March, the Newhouse School honored a team of journalists from The Boston Globe with the 2020 Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting for the series “Back to the Battleground.”

• Jess Bidgood, national political reporter
• Liz Goodwin, deputy bureau chief in Washington, D.C.
• Jazmine Ulloa, reporter

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For more information or to request accommodations, contact Amanda Griffin at algri100@syr.edu.