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Since 1919, The New School has been home to scholars, creators, and activists who challenge convention and boldly make their mark on the world.
To celebrate this groundbreaking legacy, we are opening our doors to the public for a weeklong festival of innovative performances, talks, workshops, screenings, exhibitions, and more.

On October 1–6, 2019, join us as we reflect on a century of world-changing ideas and together imagine a new kind of future.

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Wednesday, October 2 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Navigating the Media: Journalism, Truth, and the Public Sphere with Brian Lehrer

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Brian Lehrer of WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show and Heather Chaplin, Director of Journalism and Design at The New School discuss the state of news and journalism today.

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Brian Lehrer

Host of "The Brian Lehrer Show"
Brian Lehrer is host of The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Radio's daily call-in program, covering politics and life, locally and globally. The show airs weekdays from 10am-noon on WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820 and wnyc.org.The Brian Lehrer Show was recognized with a 2007 George Foster Peabody... Read More →
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Heather Chaplin

Director, Journalism + Design, The New School
Heather Chaplin is a Brooklyn-based author and journalist. Her most recent book, Reckless Years: A Diary of Love and Madness (Simon & Schuster July 2017) is her first foray into memoir. She is also the founding director of Journalism + Design at The New School and the recipient... Read More →


Wednesday October 2, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Wollman Hall - B500