News & Democracy Forum

Nov 19, 2018 in Summit, NJ

Four multi-media news leaders debate the civic purposes of journalism.

Panelists include: NJTV correspondent Michael Hill; Joseph Lichterman of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism in Philadelphia; Stefanie Murray, Director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University; and Paula Saha, Director of Communications for the NJ State Bar Association

 Forum highlights: 3 short videos

At the recent CivicStory forum on "News & Democracy", the panel of multimedia journalists were in clear agreement on the single most important news story of the next five years, and that is: climate change. In the first of a series of three video excerpts from that forum, we hear the panelists' recommendations on how to tackle that complex and nuanced story.

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At CivicStory's 11/22 Forum on "News & Democracy," panelists discuss various ways local news sources can keep our complex system of governance accountable while fostering effective local self-governance.

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News readers be wary, advises a panel of journalists at CivicStory's Nov. 22 "News & Democracy" public forum in Summit. "We all need to be vigilant about where we're getting the news from, says Paula Saha, Director of Communications for the New Jersey State Bar Association.

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