John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists

Lectures and Events

The Knight Fellowship program draws on the resources of Stanford and the community, but it gives back, too. The program serves as a resource for the broader journalism community by regularly hosting journalism meetings and conferences, most of which are open to the general public.

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John S. Knight Lecture Series

Each year the program sponsors the John S. Knight Lecture which brings distinguished journalists and authors to campus. Lecturers to date have included such speakers as Bob Woodward, Ellen Goodman, Gary Trudeau and Sylvia Poggioli. Transcripts and videos of many lectures in the John S. Knight Lecture Series are available online.

Public Lectures and Discussions

The Knight Fellowships occasionally sponsors a lecture or panel discussion related to current events or pressing journalistic challenges. Topics have included the fate of network news and the dangers facing journalists in war zones. More information is available in the Lectures and Discussions section of the site.

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