On Tuesday June 22, in the second of a two-part series of conversations, Karen Rundlet (director of the Journalism Program at the Knight Foundation) led a roundtable conversation among representatives of nonprofit journalism organizations across the country, discussing their various missions and the challenges and goals they face in reporting and delivering the news in 21st century America. The free online event, hosted by Virginia Humanities in partnership with the Federation of State Humanities Councils, will feature directors and practitioners with decades of experience in journalism.
Participants:
- Moderator: Karen Rundlet, Director of the Journalism Program at the Knight Foundation
- Panelist: Betsy Edwards, Executive Director of the Virginia Press Association
- Panelist: Courtney Hurtt, Program Manager, NewsMatch at Institute for Nonprofit News
- Panelist: Jiquanda Johnson, Founder and Editor of Flint Beat
- Panelist: Alan Miller, Founder and CEO of the News Literacy Project
- Panelist: Christopher Tyree, Executive Director of the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism
- Panelist: Steve Waldman, President and Co-Founder of Report for America
Presented In Partnership By
- Black Millennials for Flint
- Colorado Humanities
- Federation of State Humanities Councils
- Humanities DC
- Illinois Humanities
- Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter
- Virginia Humanities
This program is part of the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation across forty-nine statewide humanities councils. The multi-year initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy, the humanities, journalism, and an informed citizenry.
