The College of Journalism and Mass Communications, with co-sponsorship by the College of Arts and Sciences, will host a conference on “The Press and the Presidency in the Post-Truth Era” from 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Friday, March 10, in Andersen Hall. The daylong event will be the inaugural conference in a series on “The Media and Politics.”
Presentations on March 10 will be as follows:
8:30 – 9:15 a.m., Room 336:
Nic Dawes, Deputy Director for Media, Human Rights Watch, New York
9:30 – 10:15 a.m., Room 336:
Gary Kebbel, Professor, CoJMC, UNL: “From Gatekeeper to Guide: The Press’s New Role in Politics in a World of Mobile and Social Media”
10:15- 10:30 a.m. – BREAK
10:30 – 11:15 a.m., Room 336:
Alissa Wilkinson, reporter, VOX, and associate professor, The King’s College, NYC: “How Can Movies Help Us Make Sense of a Post-Truth World?”
11:30 – 1 p.m.: Venue TBD
LUNCHEON KEYNOTER: Jenna Johnson, Reporter, The Washington Post, “Covering President Trump”
1 – 2:45 p.m., Room 15:
Each presentation will be for 20 minutes, followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A for 45 minutes:
Aaron Duncan, Professor, Communication Studies, UNL: ““Alternative Facts, Framing, and Fourth Estate: When is a Lie a Lie?”
Robynn Tysver, political reporter, Omaha World-Herald: “Fake News Isn't Meant to be Believed”
Chad Lorenz, news editor, Slate: “Opinion Journalism in the Trump Age”
3 – 3:45 p.m., Room 15:
Debra Mason, Professor, Director on the Center on Religion & the Profession, University of Missouri: “God’s Will? Evangelicals, the Media and Trump”
3:45 – 4 p.m.: BREAK
4 – 4:45 p.m., Room 15:
Dona-Gene Barton, Graduate Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UNL: “Tuned Out or Turned Off? Political Information Overload in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election”
5 – 5:45 p.m., Room 15:
Michael Wagner, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison: “Deciding What’s True in a Polarized America”