<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for "Journalism and Democracy," with special guests Ken Picard (a journalist at <i>Seven Days</i>) and Dr. Shakuntala Rao (Communications Studies Department) on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 3:30pm in person in Hawkins 233 or on Zoom (see below).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><div style="margin-left:40px"><span><div><span><span>Journalists fill a critical role in
democracies. Access to accurate information on the activities of elected
officials and government agencies is essential for citizens to be
active and effective participants in the democratic process. </span></span></div></span><span><div><span><span></span></span><span><span></span></span><span><span></span></span></div></span><br><span><div><span><span></span></span></div><div><span><span>For
this discussion, we'll talk with Ken Picard about the operations of
local news organizations, the role they play in the democratic process
in America, and the decline of local news media over the last 20 years.
We'll also discuss the rise of new forms of independent journalism on
social media, </span></span>how social media is influencing knowledge creation,<span><span> and the implications this has due to the heavy reliance on social media for news of many young people. </span></span></div><div><span><span> </span></span></div><div>
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Ken Picard has been a <i>Seven Days</i> staff writer since 2002. He has
won numerous awards for his work, including the Vermont Press
Association's 2005 Mavis Doyle award, a general excellence prize for
reporters. </div></div></span><span></span><br><span><div><span><span></span></span></div><div><span><span></span></span></div><div><span><span></span></span></div><div><span><span></span></span></div><div><span><span></span></span></div><div>
Dr. Shakuntala Rao is professor of Communication Studies at
SUNY-Plattsburgh. Her teaching and research areas have focused on global
media ethics, journalism practices and popular culture. She has
published extensively and influentially in both journalism and
interdisciplinary journals. Her most recent publications are the
anthologies, "Indian Journalism in a New Era" and "Media Ethics and
Justice in the Age of Globalization." She has been a visiting professor
at the department of journalism at University of Stockholm in Sweden,
Central University of Caracas in Venezuela and Tsinghua University in
Beijing, PRC. </div></span><br><span><div><span><span>You are welcome to attend in-person at the Institute for Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233) or via Zoom (see below).</span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div></span><span><div>Join Zoom Meeting</div></span><br><span><div><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/84868524442&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1729345576603475&usg=AOvVaw1VHHM1I4aiyB2kLYpmADug" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/84868524442</a></div></span></div></div></div>
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