What is the role of the news media in a democracy? Using technology, how can news media continue to evolve to serve their essential functions of informing “we the people,” and restoring trust in our government and society? A panel of media experts debated these and other questions around media literacy and civics education in an online event in February.
Panelists, from left, Melanie Plenda, Cecilia Kang, Joe McQuaid
Panelists included Cecilia Kang of The New York Times, Joe McQuaid of the New Hampshire Union Leader, and Melanie Plenda of the Granite State News Collaborative. Anna Brown of Citizens Count moderated the discussion.
Listen to the complete program here.
The event was presented by NH Civics, in partnership with the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications and The Warren B. Rudman Center. Additional partnership provided by Citizens Count, the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, and the NH Supreme Court Society.
The William W. Treat Lecture Series is made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.
About the Warren B. Rudman Center
The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law serves as a hub for public discourse on the policies and current events that shape our society. It provides programmatic and financial support for students interested in exploring careers in public service while supporting public programming and academic inquiry that align with its mission. The Center honors former U.S. Senator Warren B. Rudman, also the state’s attorney general, who was widely admired for his integrity and willingness to work with politicians across the aisle to advance the public interest.
