WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, and the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Minnesota Journalism Center are teaming up to look at the future of the news media and how to protect its core values.
The Nov. 17 event will begin at 7 p.m. at the university's Coffman Memorial Union on the east bank of the Minneapolis campus. It is open to the public and admission is free.
This NPC Centennial Forum on The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism will feature leading Minnesota journalists:
-- Nancy Barnes, editor and senior vice president, Minneapolis Star Tribune
-- Thom Fladung, editor and vice president, St. Paul Pioneer Press
-- Joel Kramer, CEO and Editor, MinnPost
-- Nora Paul, Director, University of Minnesota Institute for New Media Studies
The panel will be moderated by Club Treasurer Alan Bjerga, a Bloomberg News correspondent and a University of Minnesota alum.
'In these tumultuous times for journalism, the Club is pleased to have such a prominent group of Minnesota journalists join us at the university,' said NPC President Sylvia Smith.
'We are honored to host this NPC forum for the regional community,' said Professor Kathleen Hansen, director of the Minnesota Journalism Center. 'We can't think of a more important topic for those who care about the role of journalism in sustaining a representative democracy.'
This forum is part of a nationwide conversation the National Press Club is holding during its 100th anniversary to look at where the news business is going and what news consumers should be demanding. Schedules and video highlights of forums in other states can be found on the Club's Web site: www.press.org.
During the same week as the University of Minnesot aevent, the Club will hold forums at Arizona State University on Nov. 17, at San Diego State University on Nov. 18 with the San Diego Press Club and with the Los Angeles Press Club on Nov.
