The college will host Media and Politics: President Trump and Journalism from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in Room 15, Andersen Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Speakers will include:
9 a.m. | Welcome
Maria Marron, Ph.D., Dean, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
9:05-9:50 a.m. | “News Media and American Presidential History”
Lloyd Ambrosius, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of History and Samuel Clark Waugh Distinguished Professor of International Relations, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
10-10:45 a.m. | “Building News Products in the Trump Era”
Emily Ingram, Senior Product Manager, HuffPost
10:45-11 a.m. | Break
11-11:45 a.m. | “The Public Costs of Private Information Costs”
Gus Hurwitz, J.D., Assistant Professor and Co-director of the Space, Cyber & Telecom Law Program, College of Law, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
11:45-1 p.m. | Lunch: Mix and Mingle
1-1:45 p.m. | “Back to Basics: Adjusting to the New Political World”
Rick Klein | Political Director, ABC News
2-2:45 p.m. | “All the President’s Media: Who’s a Journalist in the Digital Age?”
Debashis Aikat, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, School of Media and Journalism, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
2:45-3 p.m. | Break
3-3:45 p.m. | “The First Amendment and ‘Fake News’: Can they coexist?”
Lyle Denniston | former Supreme Court Reporter, SCOUTUSblog
4-4:45 p.m. | “Truth to Power: Journalism and Politics in Trump’s Washington”
Daniel Lippman | Reporter, POLITICO
4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Maria Marron, Ph.D. | Dean, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Nebraska