UNH to host Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist behind ‘Spotlight’

NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Posted Apr. 4, 2016

DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire will host Walter Robinson, the Boston Globe journalist whose work inspired the Oscar-winning film “Spotlight,” April 12, at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building, Theatre II.

Robinson of The Boston Globe led a team of reporters that uncovered sweeping sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in New England and beyond. The investigation won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and inspired the 2016 Oscar-winning movie “Spotlight.” Robinson will lead a conversation about investigative journalism, the role of the press and more.

This event is made possible by the support of the McLean Family Fund for Journalism Excellence at UNH. Contact the UNH English Department for more information at 603-862-1313.

The event is free and open to the public.

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