A Thursday evening (Oct. 25) public forum focused on poverty and news media coverage of it will feature a pair of reporters who were 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalists for a series they wrote on poverty in Chattanooga, TN. The forum, titled “Building Trust: Eau Claire and Its Journalists Engage on Poverty,” is scheduled for 6 […]
Two more films to be screened as part of ‘Beyond the Headlines’ exploration of poverty and the role of journalism
Two more films remain to be shown at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire as part of the free “Beyond the Headlines” (BTH) October film series. The programs are scheduled for the next two Monday evenings (Oct. 15 and 22) at the Woodland Theater on the third floor of the Davies Center at UW-EC. Doors open […]
Tuesday discussion to feature Skype conversation with author of ‘The Elements of Journalism’
The second of two discussions exploring the relationship between journalism and democracy is scheduled for 6 p.m. next Tuesday (Oct. 9) at the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire.
It will feature a Skype conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of “The Elements of Journalism,” the book that provides the basis for the community read-and-discuss series that began on Wednesday. The events are part of the October “Beyond the Headlines” programming here.
Discussions tonight and Tuesday to focus on relationship between journalism and democracy – and you are invited!
If you’re interested in exploring the relationship between journalism and democracy and don’t want to do that by yourself, there’s a two-part community read-and-discuss series on tap that will help your exploration. It starts at 6 p.m. tonight at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire. The second session is scheduled for […]
“Beyond the Headlines” to explore news coverage of poverty in Eau Claire with October series of events
Examples of poverty in the Chippewa Valley may often go unnoticed unless they are spotlighted in the news media.
How – and whether – journalists do this will be explored in a series of upcoming events in Eau Claire. A headliner forum at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 will feature a pair of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters discussing this issue.