March Program
What: Panel
Discussion: Media Ethics in the Age of New Media
Panelists: Maurine H. Beasley, Professor of Journalism, Philip
Merrill College of
Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park.
Lorrie
Lynch, Senior Editor and Who’s News Columnist, USA WEEKEND
Magazine
Carol Stevens, Managing Editor of the News Department,
USA TODAY
In light of recent controversies, what new procedures have media
outlets put in place to ensure the accuracy of their reporting?
What can the public do to ensure that the information they’re
reading is accurate, uncompromised, independent of outside influences,
and still
insightful?
How have the Internet and online blogs changed the culture of reporting?
How do publications confirm the accuracy of such sources?
In this era of 24-hour news, what are future journalists learning about
being effective, yet ethical, reporters?
What are today’s biggest challenges, and what’s lurking
just around the corner?
When: Friday,
March 10, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
8:30
a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Panel Discussion
10:00
a.m. Optional Tour of Headquarters
Where: Gannett Company, Inc.
(Publisher
of USA WEEKEND Magazine & USA
TODAY)
First Amendment Dining Room
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22107
703-854-6000
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$35
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