Are We Getting The News? A Discussion of the State of News Media April 9, 2008

Wednesday, April 9, 7 - 9 pm
Center for British and Irish Studies, Norlin Library 5th Floor

Do you get your news from John Stewart and Steven Colbert? If so, you're not alone. Last year, a Pew Center research study found that as many young people got their news from Comedy Central as they do from the "real" news networks, and further study revealed that those audiences were more informed! Another survey recently found that 62% of journalists said that their profession was "headed in the wrong direction."

So are we getting the news? Are we learning what we need to participate in civic life? Do journalists do original research any more or is there too much emphasis on "official sources"? What role does the media play in public life in America today? And what does determine news content-corporate consolidation, the PR industry, government agencies, journalists, or the audience? Do bloggers or "citizen journalists" help or make the problem worse?

If YOU are concerned or confused, join our panelists as they touch on these issues and more.

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