New York Times White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs will share insights about his work covering immigration, homeland security, criminal justice and inequality in an event March 17 with Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences and professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kanno-Youngs will also talk about his experience as one of the reporters who sat down with President Donald Trump for a two-hour interview in the Oval Office in January. Kanno-Youngs will be on campus as a Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in A&S.

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“Reporting on the White House: View from the Inside,” will be held Tuesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. in Hollis Auditorium, Rm. 132 in Goldwin Smith Hall. The event is free and the public is invited.

“It has been a privilege to report on the White House and show how the Trump administration’s policies are impacting the public during such a crucial time in American history,” Kanno-Youngs said. “I believe curiosity is key to The New York Times’s mission of helping people understand the world. And I hope to bring that curiosity to the classrooms and campus of Cornell University this March. More than anything, I’m thrilled to meet and learn from the faculty and student body.”

Kanno-Youngs joined the New York Times in 2019 to cover the Department of Homeland Security, breaking stories on the detention of migrants, immigration enforcement, the Secret Service, protests and the Trump administration’s response to national emergencies. He joined  the White House beat in 2021, covering President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, their domestic and foreign policy agendas and candidacies in the 2024 election.

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