First Amendment First 2006 Program
Thursday April 20, 2006

9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Location: MMTH Atrium

9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Town Hall Meeting: 21st Century First Amendment Issues
(Topics to include: technology, the Internet, law, and national security) Location: MMTH Auditorium
- Reginald Stuart, Corporate Recruiter, Knight Ridder (Moderator)
- David Bennett, Exec. Director, Illinois First Amendment Center
- David Carlson, President, Society of Professional Journalists
- Jon Fleischaker, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Tom O’Hara, Managing Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Barbara Petersen, President, Florida First Amendment Foundation

10:35 AM - 11:30 AM Student Roundtable with Jim Taricani: Revealing Sources
Location: MMTH Room 216

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote Presentation: The History of Political Cartoons
- Saundra Ardrey, Department Head, WKU Political Science Location: MMTH Auditorium

11:00 AM - 11:30 PM WKU Forensic Team Debate: Political Cartoons
- Judy Woodring, Forensics Director Location: MMTH Auditorium

11:35 AM – 12:45 PM Luncheon/Luncheon Speech: Protecting Journalistic Freedom
- Jim Taricani, Investigative Reporter, NBC 10 News Location: MMTH Atrium

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Panel 1: Right to Privacy
- John Cruickshank, Publisher, Chicago Sun-Times (Moderator)
- Tom Giuffrida, Publisher, Palm Beach Post
- David Green, Managing Editor, Tennessean
- Dennis Hetzel, General Manager, Kentucky Enquirer Location: MMTH Auditorium

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Scholastic Journalism Roundtable
(Topic: National Models for Scholastic Journalism Education)
- Jackie Bretz, Executive Director, Kentucky High School Media Institute
- Sam Evans, Dean, WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
- Jeanne Fiene, Department Head, Educational Administration, Leadership & Research
- Aaron Hughey, Department Head, Counseling and Student Affairs Location: MMTH 236

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Panel 2: Access
- Mac McKerral, Associate Professor, News-Editorial Program Director, WKU (Moderator)
- John Foreman, Editor and Publisher, News-Gazette, Champaign, IL
- Peter Fox. Exec, Dir., Wisconsin Newspaper Association
- Harry Hammitt, Editor and Publisher, Access Reports Location: MMTH Auditorium

3:15 PM Banned Books Exhibit and Reception
- Brian Coutts, Department Head, Library Public Services Location: MMTH Gallery

4:00 - 5:15 PM Social Activism at Any Age
FYI: Film Your Own Issue
- Winner of the one-minute film competition will be awarded and the film will be shown.

Movie: “Maggie Growls” a documentary of Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995) founder of the Gray Panthers in 1970. Discussion to follow.
- Dana Bradley, associate professor, Public Health, College of Health and Human Services
Location: MMTH Auditorium