By Andrea Panciera![garyhart.jpg]()
Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires
Former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Gary Hart speaks at the event.
NEWPORT, R.I. -- A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former presidential candidate are among those sharing their thoughts on why story telling counts in American politics and culture, at Salve Regina University's Pell Center on Friday.
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Dana Priest, of The Washington Post, and Gary Hart, who also writes novels under the pen name John Blackthorn, joined the first Storytelling in the Public Square conference, co-sponsored by Pell Center and The Providence Journal.
The following is a collection of tweets from the day-long event.