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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 6d

✨ Save the Date! ✨

LSI SciComm Speaker Series welcomes Kate Zernike, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science.

📅 Thursday, Oct. 9
⏰ 10:00 a.m.
📍 Rackham Amphitheatre
📖 Book-signing after the talk!

@umlifesciences.bsky.social

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 14d

✨ Wallace House Presents ✨

Don’t miss this chance to hear award-winning journalist and author Karen Hao discuss her bestselling book "Empire of AI" with U-M Law’s Patrick Barry.

📅 Oct. 20 | 5 p.m.
📍 Rackham Auditorium
📚 Book signing after

ℹ️ https://loom.ly/LkmealE

#WallaceHousePresents

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 16d

Andrea Hsu, a 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow, returned to share insights into the federal workforce as this year's Graham Hovey lecturer and took a moment to share experiences from her fellowship year.

🎥 Watch the video recording on our website 👉 https://loom.ly/RrHZDgE

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 17d

Thinking about applying for the Knight-Wallace Fellowships?

Join one of our three upcoming webinars to hear from alumni about how the fellowship transformed their careers.

To learn more and RSVP, visit: https://loom.ly/wu18qZg
#KnightWallaceFellowship

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 29d

✨ Tomorrow at Wallace House!

@npr.org’s Andrea Hsu returns as this year’s Graham Hovey Lecturer. She’ll dive into the future of the federal workforce—and why it matters to us all.

📅 Sept. 11 | 5 p.m.
ℹ️ https://loom.ly/xX4qF08

The 38th Graham Hovey Lecture

NPR's Andrea Hsu will share insights on the upheaval inside government firings.

wallacehouse.umich.edu

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Sep 5

Next Week!

We can't wait to welcome @npr.org’s Andrea Hsu to deliver the 38th Graham Hovey Lecture. The event is named in honor of the late Graham Hovey, director of the fellowship program from 1980 to 1986 and NYT journalist.

RSVP: https://loom.ly/xX4qF08

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Aug 28

The 38th Graham Hovey Lecture marks the start of an engaging event season! ‪@andreahsu.bsky.social from ‪@npr.org‬ will present “Inside the Firings and the Future of the Federal Workforce” at Wallace House.

🗓️ Thursday, Sept. 11
📍Ann Arbor | RSVP → https://loom.ly/xX4qF08

#JournalismMatters

Wallace House Presents the 38th Hovey Lecture with Andrea Hsu

We are excited to kick off our first event of the season with 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow Andrea Hsu presenting at the 38th Graham Hovey Lecture!

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Aug 25

We wrapped up orientation week in the back garden of Wallace House with a delightful Ice Cream Social! The gathering brings together our new fellows and U-M faculty to kick off the year on a sweet and positive note. 🍦☀️

#umich #knightwallacefellowship #annarbor

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Aug 19

Welcome to the Knight-Wallace Fellowship!

The first week of orientation can be an exciting whirlwind. Follow us this week as the 52nd class of Knight-Wallace Fellows begins their journey.

#Knightwallacefelowship #annarbor #uofm

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Jul 8

We invest in solutions

The Great Lakes Local News Fellowship supports journalists in rebuilding local news in the region

Meet our inaugural fellows, Elizabeth Jensen and Irene Romulo

Supported by Song Foundation and @joycefdn.bsky.social
https://loom.ly/JhzW46Y

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Jun 19

🌍 Join Livingston Award winner Nicole Sadek for a conversation on turning a global investigation into human-centered storytelling.

This is a must-attend for anyone seeking to add narrative depth and emotional clarity to large-scale investigations.

#IRE2025
June 21 | 4:15
Salon D, 3rd Floor

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The Connecticut Mirror @ctmirror.org · Jun 10

Harkay, CT Mirror’s former education reporter, won for her story about a Hartford public schools graduate who never learned to read or write.

Former CT Mirror reporter Jessika Harkay wins Livingston Award

Harkay, CT Mirror's former education reporter, won for her story about a Hartford public schools graduate who never learned to read or write.

ctmirror.org

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · Jun 11

The Livingston Awards honor journalists under 35. Times reporter Sydney Brownstone and former Times reporter Esmy Jimenez won for their podcast "Lost Patients."

Seattle Times reporter wins prestigious Livingston Award for ‘Lost Patients’ podcast

The Livingston Awards honor journalists under 35. Times reporter Sydney Brownstone and former Times reporter Esmy Jimenez won for their podcast "Lost Patients."

www.seattletimes.com

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to Nicole Sadek of @icij.org, 2025 Livingston Award winner for International Reporting.

ℹ️ Read more loom.ly/PR5m2q4

#LivingstonAwards #internationalreporting

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to Jessika Harkay‬ of ‪@ctmirror.org‬, 2025 Livingston Award winner for Local Reporting on her three-party story of Hartford Public High School graduate Aleysha Ortiz.

ℹ️ loom.ly/PR5m2q4

#LivingstonAwards #internationalreportingf

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to Esmy Jimenez and Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and KUOW Public Radio, our 2025 Livingston Award winners for National Reporting for the podcast “Lost Patients.”

ℹ️ Read more https://loom.ly/PR5m2q4

#LivingstonAwards #nationalreporting

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Simone Sebastian @simonesnews.bsky.social · May 13

Truly ecstatic to be named among this group of exceptionally talented journalists

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · May 9

Welcome our ✨ 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Fellows ✨ — 18 journalists from eight countries and across the U.S. are headed to Ann Arbor! 📰

Get to know the newest cohort of the Knight-Wallace family 👉 loom.ly/3I1EsSM

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lclemetson.bsky.social @lclemetson.bsky.social · May 9

Such an honor each year to guide and encourage a new cohort Knight-Wallace Fellows. Join me in welcoming them!

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · May 9

Welcome our ✨ 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Fellows ✨ — 18 journalists from eight countries and across the U.S. are headed to Ann Arbor! 📰

Get to know the newest cohort of the Knight-Wallace family 👉 loom.ly/3I1EsSM

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nidhiprakash.bsky.social @nidhiprakash.bsky.social · May 9

Oh hey bluesky. Are we still doing "personal news"? I am so, so thrilled and honored to be a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan this year. It is a gift to have this kind of time and support to do meaningful work.

@umwallacehouse.bsky.social

wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-walla...

Meet 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows

They will spend an academic year tackling individual journalism projects and pursuing solutions to help newsrooms respond to today's challenges. Meet the Fellows and read about their journalism projec...

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Heidi Groover @heidigroover.bsky.social · May 9

I'm so excited and honored to be part of this group (!!!!!) and learn in new ways (fun) about our broken housing market (depressing). Send me your best Ann Arbor recs!

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · May 9

Welcome our ✨ 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Fellows ✨ — 18 journalists from eight countries and across the U.S. are headed to Ann Arbor! 📰

Get to know the newest cohort of the Knight-Wallace family 👉 loom.ly/3I1EsSM

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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · May 3

"On that mountain, with a crackling radio in my grandfather’s hands, my journey for freedom of speech and my fight for freedom began." Kyrgyz journalist Baktygul Chynybaeva tells her story, which includes a fellowship at the @umwallacehouse.bsky.social. I'm proud to have been a fellow there, too.

Stand Up for Press Freedom

Baktygul Chynybaeva a Knight-Wallace Fellow and former correspondent for Radio Free Europe, writes about the importance of independent media for her home country of Kyrgyzstan and the fight for press ...

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · May 2

Read her story loom.ly/O9eVA4o.

@rferl.org.web.brid.gy

Stand Up for Press Freedom

Baktygul Chynybaeva a Knight-Wallace Fellow and former correspondent for Radio Free Europe, writes about the importance of independent media for her home country of Kyrgyzstan and the fight for press ...

loom.ly

Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · May 2

Across the former Soviet countries of Central Asia and Russia, journalists are being jailed simply for reporting the truth.

Former Radio Free Europe correspondent, Baktygul Chynybaeva, shares how she found a refuge and a new mission through the support of Wallace House.

#WorldPressFreedomDay

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