Media Advisory: Investigative journalist Ronan Farrow to speak at UB Thursday as part of Distinguished Speakers Series

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow will speak at the University at Buffalo at 7:30 p.m. on March 28 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

Farrow was named to TIME’s “100 Most Influential People of 2018” for his culture-shifting reporting for The New Yorker on Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment and abuse of power. Awarded along with Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor of The New York Times, the Pulitzer Prize committee recognized Farrow’s “explosive, impactful journalism…spurring a worldwide reckoning about sexual abuse of women.”

Beyond his groundbreaking work with The New Yorker, Farrow has been an anchor and reporter at MSNBC and NBC News, and his writing has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. In early 2018, Farrow signed an exclusive three-year deal with HBO to develop and be featured in a series of investigative documentary specials. In spring 2018, he released a book titled “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.” The book was an instant Amazon and New York Times No. 1 Bestseller.

Farrow formerly served as a State Department diplomat and reported to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He is a Yale Law School educated attorney who has specialized in human rights, and he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

During the program, audio and/or video photography, as well as still photography will be limited to the first five minutes of his lecture.

Working media may reserve tickets by contacting Doug Sitler in the UB Office of Communications at drsitler@buffalo.edu no later than noon on Thursday, March 28. Reserved tickets may be picked up at the will-call window in the Center for the Arts prior to the program. Media may need to show press credentials in order to be admitted to the program.