Promotional Spotlight: Town Hall on the Media

Promotional Spotlight: Town Hall on the Media

It’s making front page news in the digital era: Assaults on the First Amendment – Facebook and Twitter as news arbiters – Erosion of public trust in the media – The ‘fake news’ phenomenon.

To address these issues, PennLive/The PatriotNews (Harrisburg), WGAL-TV, the Press And Journal (Middletown), and PNA, are hosting a town hall event focused on the importance of real journalism in the “fake news” era on Monday, May 8 at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the HACC Harrisburg Campus. Linda Beck of Harrisburg Area Community College will open the meeting with advice for all news consumers. PNA President, Teri Henning, will moderate a panel of industry experts from PennLive/The Patriot-News, WGAL-TV, the Press And Journal, and Messiah College’s Media Lab who will discuss how to navigate the news amid an information industry in disruption, and answer questions and offer insights on the challenges and opportunities of this new information age.

For more information about the event, contact Cate Barron at cbarron@pennlive.com, or register here to attend.

PNA members are encouraged to host similar events in your communities, emphasizing the role of the news media, efforts to gather and report accurate news, and the importance of a free press and the First Amendment. PNA and the PNA Foundation are available to help plan – and be part of – your event. We also have funds earmarked for these events and can help with associated costs. For more information, email townhall@pa-news.org.