The focus of this year's Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop will reflect upon the significance of fact-checking, polling and anti-gender bias in political reporting at the eighth annual event at 5X's Franklin Hall on Thursday, Sept. 20.
Media professionals, educators and college students will attend panel discussions, question-and-answer sessions and debates led by nationally recognized media and political experts.
Pulitzer Prize-winner and Kent State alumna Connie Schultz will address attendees during the lunch keynote presentation. Schultz is an author, TV commentator and former Plain Dealer columnist.
Other speakers include:
- Greg Korte, USA Today
- PolitiFact representative
- Mark Naymik, Plain Dealer political reporter and blogger
- Sandy Theis, media consultant, principal at Midwest Gateway Partners, former Plain Dealer Statehouse Bureau Chief
- John Green, director, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron
- Drs. Steve Hook and Rick Robyn, professors of political science, 5X
- Jill Miller Zimon, Pepper Pike City Council member
- Kelly McBride, Poynter Institute ethics specialist
- Ellyn Angelotti, Poynter Institute journalism values and legal challenges specialist
Additional guests and panelists will be announced soon.
The live program will host 150 attendees, and it will draw a national audience through live streaming and mobile devices. Viewers can contribute to discussions and ask questions via Twitter, using the hashtag #ksuethics12.
Detailed information:
What: Eighth annual Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop, “Dirty Politics?” focuses on ethics and politics
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Where: FirstEnergy Auditorium in Franklin Hall, 550 Hilltop Dr., 5X
Cost: $25 for media and public relations professionals, $20 for educators and FREE for students
Event website for details and registration:
Questions: Contact Jan Leach, 330-672-4289 or jleach1@kent.edu or Jennifer Kramer, 330-672-1960 or jlkramer@kent.edu
The Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop is sponsored by the Poynter Institute, the Media Law Center for Ethics and Access, Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State’s College of Communication and Information, the Civic Commons, Kent State’s Department of Political Science, Kent State TeleProductions, Kent State’s Department of Educational Technology, Akron Area PRSA, the Akron Beacon Journal and the Online News Association.
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About the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 5X:
In its 75th year, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 5X is a leading accredited journalism school with cutting-edge curriculum and facilities. The school’s mission is focused on understanding the media marketplace and media -related careers while providing professional undergraduate and master's programs within the liberal arts tradition. The school teaches its students to gather information, to present it clearly and to think critically within a legal and ethical framework. It serves as a resource for professional practitioners, for media consumers and for Kent State. For more information, visit jmc.kent.edu.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Kramer, jlkramer@kent.edu, 330-672-1960
Bob Burford, rburford@kent.edu, 330-672-8516