Meghan Cox Gurdon ’86 and Hugo Gurdon talk journalism and conservative politics

Abigail HebertHOT OFF THE PRESSES: Meghan Cox Gurdon ’86 and Hugo Gurdon discuss career paths, preserving conservative sensibilities and the tension between objectivity and confirmation bias in modern journalism. On Wednesday evening, students, faculty and community members convened in the Main Lounge of Moulton Union to hear from journalists and married couple Meghan Cox Gurdon ’86 and Hugo Gurdon in a discussion moderated by Professor of Africana Studies and English Tess Chakkalakal and Leah Kiros ’28. Meghan Cox Gurdon is a weekly contributor to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) book pages and a columnist for the WSJ’s opinion newsletter, “Free Expression.” She is also the author of the books “Free Range Girl” and “The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction.” Hugo Gurdon is editorial director of the Washington Examiner.

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