On March 29 and 30, Elon University will be hosting Media and Politics: Openness, Accuracy, and Honesty in the 21st Century Media Landscape, a conference open to all students, faculty/staff and community members. There will be three different panels on March 29 and a workshop on March 30.
The first panel will be on Tuesday, March 29 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Presenting Complex Information: Scholars Discuss Media, Public Policy, and Audience Responses
Oaks 212
Scholars and researchers will discuss how complex information is covered in the media, the difficulties in presenting complex information to a broad audience, and how this content affects audiences.
- Barbara Miller, Assistant Professor, Communications, Elon University – Audience Responses to Politically-based Advocacy Messages
- Sarah Cohen, Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, Public Policy, Duke University – Computational Journalism – Media Coverage of Complex Information
- Donald Shaw – Kenan Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC, Chapel Hill – Audiences and Political Agendas
- David Gammon – Assistant Professor of Biology, Elon University – Sharing Scientific Information with Local Media
A lunch for conference participants and attendees will follow the panel from noon to 1:15 p.m. Please RSVP here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6B2JWNM.
E-mail Dr. Laura Roselle, political science, at lroselle@elon.edu with any questions.