The event
Our annual Reuters Memorial Lecture is delivered each year by someone at the highest level of journalism. The lecture deals with a critical issue facing the news industry and is followed by a panel discussion on the themes of the talk.
On 10 March 2025, Dr Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, delivered the latest lecture. Dr Cobb is an award-winning journalist and a respected historian. | Read his lecture in English · Lee su conferencia en español
Lee la conferencia íntegra en español
El decano Cobb habló sobre los desafíos que afrontan los periodistas en Estados Unidos. | Texto y vídeo de la conferencia
Read a summary of the panel discussion at the event
Mitali Mukherjee, Stephen Ansolabehere and Ritu Kapur discussed mistrust and news influencers after Cobb's Memorial Lecture. | Read the piece
Read our interview with Jelani Cobb
Dean Cobb discussed the challenges of covering Donald Trump in an interview with Eduardo Suárez. | The interview in English · La entrevista en español
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Jelani Cobb's views:
On the trust crisis we face: “Our problem is not simply that the public does not trust us, it’s that they do trust other dishonest brokers.”
On journalism's great strength: “Our great strength is that we report, we probe, we seek answers. In short, we are prepared to show our work.”
On standing up for principles: “Capitulation never resulted in salvation. We thereby confront an old paradox of those who sought to save the house from a fire but unwittingly left it to perish in the flood.”
Watch the 2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture
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