SPJVA will join Virginia Humanities and other groups in co-sponsoring an online discussion on June 8 about “The Future of Journalism, the Fate of Democracy.” The free event will be held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. and feature:
- Penny Abernathy, visiting professor at the Medill School and Knight chair in digital media economics at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Greg Moore, partner and editor-in-chief of Deke.News
- Karen Rundlet, director of the Journalism Program at the Knight Foundation
- Margaret Sullivan, media columnist at The Washington Post
Phoebe Stein, president of the Federation of State Humanities Councils, will moderate the discussion.
The program is free, but attendees must register. Or you can watch the event on Facebook.
The June 8 discussion is the first of a two-part series of an initiative called “Democracy and the Informed Citizen.” It is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils.
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