BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fordham Now - ECPv6.5.1.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://now.fordham.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fordham Now REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T193000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20250428T121104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T191647Z UID:10012007-1746466200-1746473400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Dinner with Journalist and Author Thomas Maier\, FCRH ’78 DESCRIPTION:Thomas Maier\, FCRH ’78\, is an author\, journalist\, and television producer. A former reporter for The Fordham Ram\, Maier reported for Newsday for three decades\, winning numerous awards. His book Masters of Sex was the basis for the primetime Emmy-winning Showtime drama. Maier is also the author and a producer of Mafia Spies\, a six part Paramount+ docuseries\, based on his book of the same name. In 2022\, he won the Columbia Journalism School Alumni Award for career achievement. He’ll be talking about his career in journalism\, publishing and entertainment television. Please RSVP to Professor Beth Knobel at knobel@fordham.edu with any dietary restrictions. Dinner will be served. Sponsored by the Department of Communication and Media Studies and the Public Media MA Program. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/dinner-with-journalist-and-author-thomas-maier-fcrh-78/ LOCATION:Faculty Memorial Hall – Room 308\, 2540 Belmont Ave.\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T141500 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20250425T162054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T162054Z UID:10012006-1746018000-1746022500@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Visit from Broadcaster Ryan Ruocco FCRH ’08 DESCRIPTION:Come end the semester with a visit from one of Fordham’s most visible alumni\, broadcaster Ryan Ruocco FCRH ’08. Ryan serves as a play-by-play announcer for the NBA\, WNBA\, and women’s college basketball on ESPN\, and the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets on YES Network. He also hosts the podcast R2C2 with former Yankees all-star pitcher CC Sabathia. Ruocco will be speaking about his career and sports journalism. Sponsored by WFUV Sports. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/visit-from-broadcaster-ryan-ruocco-fcrh-08/ LOCATION:Faculty Memorial Hall – Room 216\, 2540 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T210000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20250409T203147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T203147Z UID:10011872-1744743600-1744750800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Discussion with Jonathan Alter\, author of 'American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial—and My Own' DESCRIPTION:Veteran journalist and former Newsweek editor Jonathan Alter will discuss his new book on President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City\, American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial—and My Own\, and the new administration. Alter was among the few journalists to be in the courtroom in April 2024 for Trump’s Manhattan trial. \nThis event will be moderated by Russ Buettner\, author and New York Times reporter\, who has written extensively about President Trump. Alter will sign books following the presentation. The first 30 people to register will receive a free book. \nCo-sponsored by the Department of Communication and Media Studies and the New York Press Club. Kindly RSVP to: nypressclubevent@gmail.com. Questions to Dr. Beth Knobel at knobel@fordham.edu. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/discussion-with-jonathan-alter-author-of-american-reckoning-inside-trumps-trial-and-my-own/ LOCATION:Gabelli School of Business\, Room 328 CATEGORIES:Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unnamed.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T210000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20250320T172156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T191633Z UID:10011441-1743102000-1743109200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:'Sing Sing Files' Author Dan Slepian in Conversation with Vanity Fair’s Michael Calderone DESCRIPTION:The New York Press Club and Fordham’s Department of Communication and Media Studies present: \nJustice Delayed: A Conversation with NBC Dateline producer Dan Slepian\nModerated by Vanity Fair’s Michael Calderone \nThe first 30 to sign up will receive a copy of Dan Slepian’s book The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist\, Six Innocent Men\, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice. \nDateline NBC producer Dan Slepian’s numerous in-depth investigations into the criminal justice system include the stories of six men who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated at New York’s Sing Sing prison. In his book\, The Sing Sing Files\, Dan describes his two-decade-long journey challenging the justice system\, eventually leading to the exoneration and freedom of those men. \nRefreshments will be served. \nAll are welcome and attendance is free for all. Attendance is required to receive your copy of the book. \nTo RSVP\, please email nypressclubevent@gmail.com with your full name and any others attending with you\, along with your affiliation and/or school. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/sing-sing-files-author-dan-slepian-in-conversation-with-vanity-fairs-michael-calderone/ LOCATION:Fordham Law School\, Room 4-09\, 150 W 62nd St.\, New York\, NY 10023\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States CATEGORIES:Inside Fordham,Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.7769059;-73.9800645 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fordham Law School Room 4-09 150 W 62nd St. New York NY 10023 New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=150 W 62nd St.\, New York\, NY 10023:geo:-73.9800645,40.7769059 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T143000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20241031T182017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T182017Z UID:10007561-1732350600-1732372200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Journalism Conference: New York Press Club and Fordham DESCRIPTION:The New York Press Club and New York Press Club Foundation are proud to present the 2024 Conference on Journalism hosted by Fordham University’s Communication and Media Studies Department\, featuring journalists from Politico\, The New York Times\, ABC\, NBC and WCBS. \nThe conference begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday\, November 23\, 2024\, with registration and a continental breakfast. Panel discussions begin at 9 a.m. Keynote discussion with Chris Licht\, former chairman of CNN\, begins at 12:15 p.m. \nThe event is free for Fordham students\, staff\, and faculty. It is open to alums and the public at a small cost to cover breakfast and snacks. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/journalism-conference-new-york-press-club-and-fordham/ LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 W. 62nd St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences and Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.7713958;-73.9844894 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McNally Amphitheatre 140 W. 62nd St. New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=140 W. 62nd St.:geo:-73.9844894,40.7713958 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T203000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20231201T200159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T200159Z UID:10000472-1701975600-1701981000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Lecture: NBC News Correspondent Ron Allen DESCRIPTION:End the semester with a visit from  Ron Allen\, a veteran NBC News correspondent\, as he speaks about his career and how to break into broadcast journalism. His thoughtful and insightful reports from across the country and around the world appear on every NBC News broadcast and digital platform\, including NBC Nightly News\, Today\, and MSNBC. Allen joined NBC News in 1996\, and\, before that\, worked for both ABC and CBS News. Allen has won six Overseas Press Club Awards\, six Emmys\, two Robert F. Kennedy Humanitarian Awards\, two George Foster Peabody Awards\, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards\, National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year\, and numerous others. \nFood will be served\, so please email Beth Knobel (knobel@fordham.edu) to RSVP. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/lecture-nbc-news-correspondent-ron-allen/ LOCATION:Faculty Memorial Hall 320 CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231106T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231106T193000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20231018T144407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T144407Z UID:10005248-1699291800-1699299000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Sperber Book Prize Awards—Ceremony and Lecture DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the awarding of the 2023 Sperber Book Prize for exceptional achievement in biography\, autobiography\, or memoir in works about media figures. \nThe Sperber Prize will be awarded to Kathryn S. Olmsted\, Ph.D.\, a professor of history at the University of California at Davis\, for her book The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler (Yale University Press\, 2022). \nThe reception will begin at 5:30 p.m.\, followed by the awards ceremony and lecture at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. \nThe Sperber Prize honors the memory of Ann M. Sperber\, author of the seminal biography of journalist Edward R. Murrow\, Murrow: His Life and Times\, one edition of which was published by Fordham University Press. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/sperber-book-prize-awards-ceremony-and-lecture/ LOCATION:12th-Floor Lounge\, Corrigan Conference Center\, Lowenstein Center\, Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W. 60th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham,Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.7710994;-73.9852715 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12th-Floor Lounge Corrigan Conference Center Lowenstein Center Lincoln Center Campus 113 W. 60th St. New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W. 60th St.:geo:-73.9852715,40.7710994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T193000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20221027T135950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T135950Z UID:10004873-1667842200-1667849400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Sperber Book Prize Award Ceremony and Book Talk DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Sperber Book Prize Awards Ceremony\, which honors biographies about journalists and memoirs/autobiographies by journalists. The 2022 Sperber Book Prize will be awarded to Elizabeth Becker for her book You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. The Sperber jury will also award a certificate of career achievement to journalist\, author\, and journalism educator Marvin Kalb. Both Becker and Kalb will speak. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/sperber-book-prize-award-ceremony-and-book-talk-2/ LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures,Receptions ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.7713958;-73.9844894 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McNally Amphitheatre 140 West 62nd Street New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=140 West 62nd Street:geo:-73.9844894,40.7713958 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T190000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20211018T153413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T153413Z UID:10004470-1635962400-1635966000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Sperber Book Prize Award Ceremony and Book Talk DESCRIPTION:The Sperber Book Prize is awarded annually by Fordham to an autobiography or memoir by a journalist\, or a biography of a journalist. It honors A.M. (Ann) Sperber\, whose seminal biography of the journalist Edward R Murrow (Murrow: His Life and Times) was published by Fordham University Press. \nThe 2021 Sperber Book Prize Awards virtual ceremony will feature a talk by each of the two winners: \n\nKerri K. Greenidge\, Ph.D.\, of Tufts University\, won for her book Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter (Liveright Books\, 2020).\nLesley M. M. Blume\, a journalist\, won for her book Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World (Simon & Schuster\, 2020).\n\nThe award ceremony will also include a book giveaway. \nPlease join us using the Zoom link below\, no RSVP is required. \nhttps://fordham.zoom.us/j/87521676684?pwd=dzA4SVFqTU9FNmltL1BZQXRkNVV0QT09 \nMeeting ID: 875 2167 6684\nPasscode: M6lDuB2X URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/sperber-book-prize-award-ceremony-and-book-talk/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Conferences and Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T160000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20191001T153433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T153433Z UID:10007237-1572685200-1572710400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Future of Journalism Conference DESCRIPTION:Journalism matters now more than ever. We live in a time in which journalists are under constant attack and where it has become increasingly hard to distinguish fact from fiction. With that in mind\, the New York State Associated Press Association\, Fordham University’s Department of Communication and Media Studies\, and WFUV are investing in the future of journalism with a full-day conference for journalism students\, working reporters\, and anyone interested in journalism’s vital role in empowering our democracy. \nThe event will feature a wide array of presenters from some of the nation’s most respected media outlets\, including National Public Radio\, The New York Times\, The Associated Press\, and ABC News. Sessions cover a wide range of topics\, from the perils of “bothsideism” and covering the 2020 elections\, to how to spot fakes and deep fakes and freedom of information tips and tricks. \nThis is a “must attend” event for aspiring journalists and anyone who cares about the news. The conference is likely to sell out soon. Reserve your spot now. The small fee covers lunch. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/future-of-journalism-conference/ LOCATION:12th-Floor Lounge\, Corrigan Conference Center\, Lowenstein Center\, Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W. 60th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences and Symposia,Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="George Bodarky":MAILTO:gbodarky@wfuv.org GEO:40.7710994;-73.9852715 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12th-Floor Lounge Corrigan Conference Center Lowenstein Center Lincoln Center Campus 113 W. 60th St. New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W. 60th St.:geo:-73.9852715,40.7710994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T140000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20160302T200013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160302T200013Z UID:10005413-1457010000-1457013600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Journalism and the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jerusalem Post editor Laura Kelly\, FCRH ’09\, will discuss how to break into journalism\, her post-Fordham career\, and covering the Middle East. Sponsored by the Department of Communication and Media Studies. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/journalism-and-the-middle-east/ LOCATION:Faculty Memorial Hall 232\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Faculty Memorial Hall 232 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T123000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20160222T155637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160222T155637Z UID:10005382-1456227000-1456230600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Lecture: Careers in Journalism DESCRIPTION:Speaker: NBC News correspondent Bob Dotson will talk about his 40-year career in journalism and what young people need to know to make it in journalism today. Lunch will be served. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/lecture-careers-in-journalism-2/ LOCATION:Law 4-07\, 150 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.7716809;-73.984777 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Law 4-07 150 West 62nd Street New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=150 West 62nd Street:geo:-73.984777,40.7716809 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160222T140000 DTSTAMP:20250508T220806 CREATED:20160219T161658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160219T161658Z UID:10005378-1456146000-1456149600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Lecture: Careers in Journalism DESCRIPTION:Speaker: NBC News correspondent Bob Dotson will talk about his 40-year career in journalism and what young people need to know to make it in journalism today. Lunch will be served. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/lecture-careers-in-journalism/ LOCATION:McGinley Music Room\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Knobel":MAILTO:knobel@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McGinley Music Room 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR