The UNC Program for Public Discourse
Program for Public Discourse
Abbey Speaker Series: Journalism and Democracy
APR 8, 202288 MIN
Abbey Speaker Series: Journalism and Democracy
APR 8, 202288 MIN
Description
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<p><em>We often hear that democracy requires a free press, but what exactly is the role of the media in 21st-century America? Should journalists strive to be objective? Is an internet connection the only requirement for the job? How has the decline of local news and the nationalization of media impacted American democracy? Can anything be done to reverse this trend?</em> </p>
<p>On April 5th at 5:30 p.m., the UNC Program for Public Discourse, <a href="https://alumni.unc.edu/">General Alumni Association</a>, and <a href="https://polis.duke.edu/">Duke University's Polis: Center for Politics</a> bring together journalists from local and national publications for <strong>Journalism and Democracy</strong>, a hybrid Abbey Speaker Series event about journalism's role in promoting and maintaining democratic values.</p>
<p><strong>Panelists</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>McKay Coppins</strong></em> is a journalist and author currently working as a staff writer at <em>The Atlantic</em>, covering journalism, religion, and Republican politics. Coppins has written for numerous publications, including <em>Newsweek</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, and <em>Buzzfeed News</em>, where he covered the Romney and Trump presidential campaigns.</p>
<p><em><strong>John Hood ’88</strong></em> is president of the John William Pope Foundation and a syndicated columnist covering politics and public policy whose work appears regularly in newspapers servicing over 50 North Carolina communities. In addition to writing for national outlets such as <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> and <em>USA Today</em>, Hood has authored seven nonfiction books covering topics in advertising, business, political history, and public policy.</p>
<p><em><strong>Nafari Vanaski</strong></em> is a freelance writer who worked in newspapers for 17 years. After graduating from Hampton University in 1999, Vanaski worked variously as a copy editor, news editor, and columnist for publications in southeastern North Carolina and Pittsburgh, including <em>Star-News</em> and the <em>Pittsburg Tribune-Review</em>.</p>
<p><strong>Moderator:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Molly Worthen</strong> is a freelance journalist and an associate professor of history in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on North American religious and intellectual history, and she teaches courses in global Christianity, North American religious and intellectual culture, and the history of politics and ideology.</p>