A Conversation with Katie Couric
Description
A conversation with Katie Couric, news anchor, bestselling author, and media entrepreneur, on the media, politics, and the future of democracy. Moderated by Nancy Gibbs, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice and Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
About Katie Couric
Katie Couric is an award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author of her memoir, Going There, which was published in October 2021. She is also a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) which has raised almost $800 million for cancer research.
Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show.
In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”, a podcast, “Next Question”, digital video series and several documentaries.
About Nancy Gibbs
Nancy Gibbs is the Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice and Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
She was formerly the Editor in Chief of TIME, the first woman to hold the position, and is the award-winning author of more cover stories than any writer in TIME’s 100 year history. She has interviewed five US Presidents and is the co-author, with Michael Duffy, of two New York Times best-selling presidential histories, including The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity.
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