URI's 2012 Christiane Amanpour Lecture features William J. Kole, the Associated Press bureau chief for New England. Kole, who spent much of his journalism career as a foreign correspondent, will deliver a speech titled “America’s Blasé Approach to Global News Coverage and Why it’s Wrong."

The Christiane Amanpour Lecture is named for the 1983 URI alumna and 1995 honorary degree recipient who is the global affairs anchor for ABC News’ This Week. Amanpour is also the chief international correspondent for CNN International.