PaleyImpact 2025
The Paley Center for Media explores how media influences attitudes, behaviors, and actions, as well as shapes public discourse, on important social and cultural issues.
PaleyImpact: Social Media as a Tactic to Fight Antisemitism
This event is made possible by generous support from The Bertha & Isaac Liberman Foundation.
PaleyImpact: Making Soap Opera History with CBS’s Beyond the Gates
A Black History Month Experience presented by Citi®
PaleyImpact 2024
PaleyImpact: David Baddiel: Jews Don’t Count
This program is made possible by the generous support of Ronald S. Lauder.
PaleyImpact: Next Generation: Digital Storytellers
This event is made possible by generous support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
The Media Impact Series: A Presidential Election Unlike Any Other: The Media & the 2024 Race
PaleyImpact: Preserving Survivors’ Legacy Through Holocaust Stories
This event is made possible by generous support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PaleyImpact: A Conversation on Antisemitism with Shari Redstone & Ronald S. Lauder
This event is made possible by generous support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PaleyImpact: National Geographic’s Genius: MLK/X New York Premiere and Discussion
A Black History Month Experience presented by Citi®
PaleyImpact 2023
PaleyImpact: Finding Common Ground Through Storytelling: Ken Burns and PBS’s Paula Kerger in Conversation
This program is made possible by generous support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PaleyImpact: Camelot 60 Years Later: The Legacy of John F. Kennedy, America’s First “Television President”
This program is made possible by generous support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PaleyImpact: The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased?
This program is made possible by the generous support of James P. Jimirro.
PaleyImpact: Media’s Role in Combating Antisemitism: Fighting Antisemitism Through Tech
This program is made possible by the generous support of Ronald S. Lauder.
PaleyImpact: Media's Role in Combating Antisemitism: Jewish Representation on Television
This program is made possible by the generous support of Ronald S. Lauder.
PaleyImpact: The Impact of Will and Grace: 25 Years Later
PaleyImpact: The Storytellers: Preserving the Legacy of Iconic Black Musicians
This program is part of the Paley Center’s Salute to Black Achievements in Music on Television presented by Citi
PaleyImpact: The Role of Education and Media in Combating Antisemitism
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone, Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff.
PaleyImpact 2022
PaleyImpact: The Beauty That Remains: The Legacy of Anne Frank
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone, Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff. Additional support provided by The David Berg Foundation and the Jewish Federations of North America.
PaleyImpact: Special Screening of A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone, Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff. Additional support provided by The David Berg Foundation.
PaleyImpact: U.S. Premiere of Reckonings: Documenting the First Material Reparations After the Holocaust
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone, Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff, and The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Additional support from The David Berg Foundation.
PaleyImpact: The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: The Media and the Midterms
This program is made possible by the generous support of James P. Jimirro.
PaleyImpact: From the Cuban Missile Crisis to Ukraine: How Television Has Captured US-Russia Relations Over Sixty Years
This program is made possible by generous support from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PaleyImpact: Media's Role in Helping Us Talk About the Holocaust
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone, Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff. Additional support provided by The David Berg Foundation.
PaleyImpact 2021
Television and Our Enduring Fascination with Space Travel
Media's Role in Combating Antisemitism in the Workplace
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone and Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff
The President & the Press: Joe Biden’s First Year and the Media’s Relationship with a New Administration
This program is made possible by the generous support of James P. Jimirro.
The Role of Entertainment and Social Media in Combating Antisemitism
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone and Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff
The Growing Influence of Hispanic Voices in Journalism
9/11 and the Healing Power of Sports
Fair Game: Creating Opportunity and Equality for Women in Sports
Media’s Role in Preparing for Life After COVID-19
This program is made possible by generous support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and The Isermann Family Foundation
Paley's Salute to LGBTQ+ Pride Achievements in Television
Media’s Role in Identifying, Explaining, and Combating Antisemitism
This program is made possible by generous support from Shari Redstone and Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff
Female Empowerment in the Age of The Handmaid’s Tale
Media’s Role in Combating Hate and Violence Towards Asians and Pacific Islanders
Uncovering Racial Injustice with BET's Disrupt and Dismantle
Choosing to Challenge: How Women Are Leading the Way
This programs is generously supported by John H. Josephson and Carolina F. Zapf
The Media's Role in Combating Holocaust Denial, Misinformation, and Antisemitism
Supported by the Claims Conference
Changing the Game: The NFL Pro Bowl Goes Virtual
PaleyImpact 2020
The Role of Media in Economic Equality
Rob Lowe's Madness in the Hills, Conversation with Katie Couric
Debating the Debates: A Paley Town Hall
This program is made possible by the generous support of James P. Jimirro.
COVID-19 and the Presidential Election
Health Tech in the Age of COVID-19
Part of Paley@Home presented by Citi
Journalism Worth Saving: What Business Model Works Best for the American People?
Supported by the Knight Foundation
Part of Paley@Home presented by Citi
What Can We Do to Make News Work for Americans?
Supported by the Knight Foundation
Part of Paley@Home presented by Citi
BET: Uniting Brands and Networks for Change
Part of Paley@Home presented by Citi
The Impact of Journalism: How Reporters on the Front Lines Are Keeping the Public Informed
Part of Paley@Home presented by Citi
Educate, Inform, and Make an Impact: The Role of Media
Part of Paley@Home presented by Citi
PaleyImpact 2019
Past Events
The State of Local TV News: Innovation & Investigative Journalism
The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: The Midterm Elections 2018: Media and Politics in a Polarized Country
This program is made possible by the generous support of James P. Jimirro.
Eyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film
From STEM to SCREEN: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Creators
From STEM to SCREEN: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Creators
On the Record: The State of Press Freedom
The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: Clash of the Titans: The Continuing Tensions Between the Presidency and the Press
This program is made possible by the generous support of James P. Jimirro.
The Future of Local News: Trust, Truth, and the Bottom Line
Hidden Figures: Student Screening & Panel Discussion
From STEM to SCREEN: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Creators
Advancing the Story: The Next Chapter in Media Impact
From STEM to Screen: Inspiring Tomorrow's Creators
Media RX: Breaking Down Stereotypes of Mental Illness on TV
Fueling Extremism in a Wired World
Cracking the Code: Diversity, Hollywood & STEM: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Edition
The Next Big Thing in Journalism: Follow the Data
A Wider Net: Inclusion & Innovation in Tech
Cracking the Code: Diversity, Hollywood & STEM
Tech It Out: 2016 Voting Innovation & Outreach
The Next MacGyver Competition: Pitches, Panels, Party & Winners Revealed!
Cracking the Code: Media Portrayals of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Rough Justice: Media and the Realities of Prison Life
Cracking the Code: Media Portrayals of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
The Delicate Balance: Media, Security, and Freedom in a Post-9/11 World
News Reporting and Navigating Risk: How Women Journalists Stay Safe in Hostile Environments
Media Rx: Access to Medicine through Entertainment
Media Rx: Access to Information and Medicine
Special thanks
PaleyImpact is supported, in part, by:
- Aryeh and Elana Bourkoff
- Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
- The Isermann Family Foundation
- James P. Jimirro
- John H. Josephson and Carolina F. Zapf
- The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
- Shari Redstone
- Shine A Light on Antisemitism initiative
In addition, this program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
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