WKU To Host First Amendment First Celebration April 20
April 05, 2006
Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting will host its second First Amendment First celebration on April 20 at Mass Media and Technology Hall.
The program begins with a Town Hall Meeting on “21st Century First Amendment Issues” at 9:35 a.m. in the MMTH Auditorium. The panelists include Reginald Stuart, corporate recruiter, Knight-Ridder; David Bennett, executive 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; and Barbara Petersen, president, Florida First Amendment Foundation.
Jim Taricani, an investigative reporter with NBC 10 in Providence, R.I., will lead a student roundtable on “Revealing Sources” at 10:35 a.m. in MMTH, room 216, and will deliver the luncheon speech on “Protecting Journalistic Freedom” at 11:35 a.m. in the MMTH Atrium. Taricani, who was sentenced to six-month home confinement for refusing to disclose a confidential source, received the 2005 Press Freedom Award from the Radio/Television News Directors Association and was honored by the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press for Ethics in Journalism.
At 10:40 a.m., Dr. Saundra Ardrey, head of WKU’s Political Science Department, will deliver the keynote presentation in the MMTH Auditorium.
At 11 a.m., members of WKU’s award-winning Forensic Team will debate the topic of “Political Cartoons” in the MMTH Auditorium.
“Right to Privacy” will be the subject of a panel discussion at 12:45 p.m. in the MMTH Auditorium. Panelists include John Cruickshank, publisher, Chicago Sun-Times; Tom Giuffrida, publisher, Palm Beach Post; David Green, managing editor, Tennessean; and Dennis Hetzel, general manager, Kentucky Enquirer.
A work group on “National Models for Scholastic Journalism Education” will be held at 12:45 p.m. in MMTH, room 236. Scholastic journalism roundtable facilitators include Jackie Bretz, executive director, Kentucky High School Media Institute; Sam Evans, dean, WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; Jeanne Fiene, department head, WKU’s Educational Administration, Leadership and Research; and Aaron Hughey, department head, WKU’s Counseling and Student Affairs.
“Access” will be the topic of another panel discussion at 2 p.m. in MMTH Auditorium. Panelists include Mac McKerral, News-Editorial Program Director, WKU School of Journalism and Broadcasting; John Foreman, editor and publisher, News-Gazette in Champaign, Ill.; Peter Fox, executive director, Wisconsin Newspaper Association; and Harry Hammitt, editor, Access Reports.
A banned book exhibit and reception will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the MMTH gallery. Brian Coutts, head of WKU’s Library Public Services, will answer questions about the exhibit.
At 4 p.m., “Maggie Growls,” a documentary on Gray Panthers founder Maggie Kuhn, will be shown in MMTH Auditorium. A discussion on “Social Activism at Any Age” will be led by Dr. Dana Bradley, director of WKU’s Center for Gerontology.
First Amendment First is an activity of the WKU Quality Enhancement Plan. Under the QEP, “students will engage with communities other than their own in purposeful learning activities that explicitly address their capacity and responsibility to contribute to society in positive ways.”
For registration and schedule information, visit the School of Journalism and Broadcasting’s webpage at http://www.wku.edu/Journalism/.
More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
The program begins with a Town Hall Meeting on “21st Century First Amendment Issues” at 9:35 a.m. in the MMTH Auditorium. The panelists include Reginald Stuart, corporate recruiter, Knight-Ridder; David Bennett, executive 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; and Barbara Petersen, president, Florida First Amendment Foundation.
Jim Taricani, an investigative reporter with NBC 10 in Providence, R.I., will lead a student roundtable on “Revealing Sources” at 10:35 a.m. in MMTH, room 216, and will deliver the luncheon speech on “Protecting Journalistic Freedom” at 11:35 a.m. in the MMTH Atrium. Taricani, who was sentenced to six-month home confinement for refusing to disclose a confidential source, received the 2005 Press Freedom Award from the Radio/Television News Directors Association and was honored by the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press for Ethics in Journalism.
At 10:40 a.m., Dr. Saundra Ardrey, head of WKU’s Political Science Department, will deliver the keynote presentation in the MMTH Auditorium.
At 11 a.m., members of WKU’s award-winning Forensic Team will debate the topic of “Political Cartoons” in the MMTH Auditorium.
“Right to Privacy” will be the subject of a panel discussion at 12:45 p.m. in the MMTH Auditorium. Panelists include John Cruickshank, publisher, Chicago Sun-Times; Tom Giuffrida, publisher, Palm Beach Post; David Green, managing editor, Tennessean; and Dennis Hetzel, general manager, Kentucky Enquirer.
A work group on “National Models for Scholastic Journalism Education” will be held at 12:45 p.m. in MMTH, room 236. Scholastic journalism roundtable facilitators include Jackie Bretz, executive director, Kentucky High School Media Institute; Sam Evans, dean, WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; Jeanne Fiene, department head, WKU’s Educational Administration, Leadership and Research; and Aaron Hughey, department head, WKU’s Counseling and Student Affairs.
“Access” will be the topic of another panel discussion at 2 p.m. in MMTH Auditorium. Panelists include Mac McKerral, News-Editorial Program Director, WKU School of Journalism and Broadcasting; John Foreman, editor and publisher, News-Gazette in Champaign, Ill.; Peter Fox, executive director, Wisconsin Newspaper Association; and Harry Hammitt, editor, Access Reports.
A banned book exhibit and reception will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the MMTH gallery. Brian Coutts, head of WKU’s Library Public Services, will answer questions about the exhibit.
At 4 p.m., “Maggie Growls,” a documentary on Gray Panthers founder Maggie Kuhn, will be shown in MMTH Auditorium. A discussion on “Social Activism at Any Age” will be led by Dr. Dana Bradley, director of WKU’s Center for Gerontology.
First Amendment First is an activity of the WKU Quality Enhancement Plan. Under the QEP, “students will engage with communities other than their own in purposeful learning activities that explicitly address their capacity and responsibility to contribute to society in positive ways.”
For registration and schedule information, visit the School of Journalism and Broadcasting’s webpage at http://www.wku.edu/Journalism/.
More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
For information, contact the School of Journalism and Broadcasting at (270) 745-4143.
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