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Panelists will focus on media ethics of “Dirty Politics” at national workshop

Blistering sound bites, attack ads and pack journalism are all parts of “dirty politics.”  The focus of this year’s Poynter �鶹ӰԺ State Media Ethics Workshop will reflect upon the significance of fact-checking, polling and anti-gender bias in political reporting at the eighth annual event at �鶹ӰԺ’s Franklin Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20. Students are encouraged to attend for free.

Topics include:

• "What the Fact?" Fourth-year findings from Poynter’s Sense-Making Project
• Politics & Perception: The Role of a Responsible Press
• “Why Can’t We All Get Along?” Civility & Social Media in Politics
• Best Practices for Today & Tomorrow
• LUNCH KEYNOTE: Conversation with Connie
• Not Your Mother’s Politics: Women & Gender
• Plan of Attack: Political Advertising & Campaign Communications
• Where Do We Go From Here?

Speaker line-up:

• Greg Korte, USA Today
• Bill Adair, PolitiFact
• Emily Harris, Journalism Accelerator
• Pam Fine, Political Fiber
• Mark Naymik, Plain Dealer political reporter and blogger
• Dr. John Green, director, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron
• Drs. Steve Hook and Rick Robyn, professors of political science, �鶹ӰԺ
• Jill Miller Zimon, Pepper Pike City Council member
• Dan Moulthrop, The Civic Commons
• Fran Collins, associate professor of advertising, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
• Doug Oplinger, The Akron Beacon Journal
• Bruce Winges, The Akron Beacon Journal
• Stephanie Warsmith, The Akron Beacon Journal
• Barb Paynter, Hennes Paynter Crisis Communications
• Howard Fencl, Hennes Paynter Crisis Communications
• Kelly McBride, Poynter Institute ethics specialist
• Ellyn Angelotti, Poynter Institute journalism values and legal challenges specialist

Cost: $25 for media and public relations professionals, $20 for educators and FREE for students

The Poynter �鶹ӰԺ State Media Ethics Workshop is sponsored by the Poynter Institute, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,  the Journalism Accelerator, the Media Law Center for Ethics and Access, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the College of Communication and Information, the Civic Commons, �鶹ӰԺ State Department of Political Science, �鶹ӰԺ State TeleProductions, �鶹ӰԺ State’s Department of Educational Technology, Akron Area PRSA, the Akron Beacon Journal and the Online News Association.

Questions: Contact Jan Leach, 330-672-4289 or jleach1@kent.edu or Jennifer Kramer, 330-672-1960 or jlkramer@kent.edu