Events - IDJC – Syracuse University

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Upcoming Public Events

October

Cartoonist Event – MAGA Memes and Momala: Political Cartoonists Take on 2024 and More!

RSVP by Oct. 14

Date & Time: Oct. 21 at 6pm ET

Panel

Moderators: Margaret Talev and Roslyn Mazer

Guests: Matt Wuerker, editorial cartoonist and illustrator, POLITICO

Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist, The Washington Post

Michael Ramirez, editorial cartoonist, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pedro X. Molina, Counterpoint Media and Confidencial, Nicaragua

Award-winning cartoonists Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine) and Rachita Taneja (India) also will discuss their work and persistent threats to cartoonists around the world.

Co-sponsors: The Herb Block Foundation, POLITICO

Partners: Cartoonist Rights, Association of American Editorial Cartoons (AAEC), Freedom Cartoonists Foundation

Trust and Engagement: Insights on Young People’s Relationship with the Federal Government

Lecture

Co-sponsor: Partnership for Public Service

Past Events

2024

September

Syracuse University Washington DC Center Opening

Host: MikeTirico ’88, play-by-play commentator with NBC Sports

Panel: Seismic Shifts: The Changing Landscape of College Sports

Moderator: Margaret Talev

Panelists: James Phillips, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Felisha Legette-Jack ’89, Syracuse University women’s basketball coach, and MikeTirico

February

A Conversation with Terrell Starr: War in Ukraine, Race and Foreign Policy and the 2024 Elections

Guest Speaker

Moderator: Beverly Kirk and an introduction by Margaret Talev

2023

November

Keep Our Republic

Informal gathering for journalists

Moderator: Margaret Talev

Newhouse School of Public Communications

Excellence in Political Reporting

“A discussion with the 2023 Toner Prize winners”

Moderator: Margaret Talev

Guests: Josh Gerstein, Alex Ward and Peter Canellos of Politico and Phil Williams of WTVF-TV

Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship and National Task Force on Election Crises

Election Threats 2024: 3 Trends to Watch

Moderator: Margaret Talev

Panelists: Paul Smith, senior vice president, Campaign Legal Center • Mary McCord, executive director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection; visiting professor, Georgetown University Law Center • Johanna Dunaway, professor of political science, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs; IDJC research director • Joshua Darr, associate professor of communications, Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communications; IDJC senior researcher

October

AI Policy Symposium

Syracuse University’s Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI) and Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) held a two-day AI Policy Symposium Oct. 26-27, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The event included a lunch reception on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and staff, followed by a plenary session on AI Policy. The program included panels on The Future of the Workforce and Labor Policy, and AI and the 2024 Election.