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Fever Pitch: Does Health News Reporting Leave Consumers Out in the Cold?

PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE!

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Thursday, April 30, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Murphy Hall (the journalism building), 206 Church Street, SE, room 130 (the lecture hall).

You will find parking most convenient in the Church Street Garage or the Washington Avenue Ramp.

The Minnesota News Council is partnering with SPJ and the Silha Center for the Study of Ethics & Law to bring you a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 30.

Part of the SPJ Town Hall Meeting Series celebrating Ethics Week, the event will feature the work of Gary Schwitzer, Associate Professor at the University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Publisher of HealthNewsReview.org and a distinguished panel of working journalists.

Panelists:

Susan Albright, MinnPost.com
Jeff Baillon, FOX-9 News
Dave Hage, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Hansel, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Jeremy Olson, St. Paul Pioneer Press

Jane E. Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law and Silha Center Director, University of Minnesota, will serve as moderator for this program.

The purpose of the meetings is to increase dialogue between the public and the press.  A Q&A session will allow attendees to ask questions about journalism ethics.

Click here to download a program flier.


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