Schedule of Events

Thursday, January 19, 2017

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks

*lunch provided

Session 1 - A Transatlantic Perspective: Media Portrayals of Minorities | 12:30 - 2:10 p.m.

 
  • Media Portrayals of Muslims in the US and the UK: How Bad Are They, Really?

    Erik Bleich, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
  • Shaping Immigration News: Comparisons to the US, France, and Norway

    Rodney Benson, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University

     
Session 2 - A North American Perspective: Racial Politics in the Media | 2:20 - 4:00 p.m. 
  • Strong Views, Virality, and the U.S. Media Environment

    Bertram Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
  • Framed: Media Coverage of Racial Minorities in Canadian Politics

    Erin Tolley, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

     
Evening Program - Muslim Girls Making Change Slam Poetry | 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

*location: Dana Auditorium

 

Friday, January 20, 2017

Session 3 - A Local Perspective: Vermont Journalists | 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
  • Adam Federman, Journalist at VT Digger
  • Jessica Aloe, Journalist at the Burlington Free Press
  • Gaen Murphree, Journalist at the Addison Independent
  • Moderator: Angelo Lynn, Editor and Publisher at the Addison Independent


12:15 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch provided

 
Session 4 - A Campus Perspective: Objectivity, Op-Eds, & Freedom of the Press | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
  • Claire Abbadi, former Editor-in-Chief of The Campus
  • Ellie Reinhardt, current Editor-in-Chief of The Campus
  • Brandi Fullwood, Editor at Middbeat
  • Moderator: Bertram Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College

     
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks

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Middlebury, VT 05753