Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century
Joe Mahr
Thursday, 08 Apr 2010 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Joe Mahr is a journalist for the Chicago Tribune. Previously, he worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Toledo Blade, where he was part of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning team that uncovered the U.S. Army's 36-year cover-up of Tiger Force during the Vietnam War. He has written award-winning stories on subjects ranging from Ohio's lax efforts to fix dangerous stretches of highways to allegations that Toldeo police refused to arrest or investigate abusive priests. More recently he has written a series of stories looking at abuse and neglect in the mental health system. Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration.No audio recording for download or podcasting is available for this lecture due to technical difficulties.
For more information: http://fad.jlmc.iastate.edu/
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
The First Amendment Blog Poetry Slam
7:00 p.m., Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
The Rules of Engagement: Rights vs. Responsibilities in Civic Dialogue - Panel Discussion
7:00 p.m., South Ballroom, Memorial Union
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
Freedom March
9:00 a.m., Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave
The annual Freedom March begins at City Hall and ends at steps of Beardshear Hall.
Celebrating Freedom: Having a First Amendment Day at Your High School
High School Seminar with Randy Swikle
10:15 a.m., 101 College of Design
Your Freedoms, Your Choices
High School Seminar with Kalpana Ramgopal
11:15 a.m., College of Design 101
Feast on the First Amendment
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Free Speech Zone, in front of Parks Library
Food, music, drama, chalk the campus, soap box debates and exhibits
Whom Do You Trust to Tell You the News? Fair, Accurate, Balanced and Thorough Reporting in the 21st Century - Panel Discussion
4:00 p.m., Gallery, Memorial Union
Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century - Joe Mahr
7:00 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cosponsored By:
- Greenlee School of Journalism & Mass Communication
- Iowa State Daily
- Lee Enterprises
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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