New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, who has served as a CBS political analyst, will give a talk at Boston College on March 15 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. A journalist who covers U.S. politics, public policy, elections, and race, Bouie will present “Defending Democracy? The Political Role of Journalism.” Bouie is a former chief political correspondent for Slate. His writings has been published in the Atlantic, Washington Post, TIME and the New Yorker. His talk is co-sponsored by Boston College’s Lowell Humanities Series, the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, and the Journalism Program.