Union University’s Town and Gown – Media, Politics and Democracy: A Look at 21st Century Civic Engagement
These lectures will examine the media environment and its role in, and effect on, the modern political process, addressing such issues as managed news, spin and journalistic punditry in light of popular perceptions of bias in the array of media available to Americans today. On March 5, two lectures will be delivered: “Fast Media/Media Fast: Are the Media Democratic?” and “The Local View: 800 Miles and a World Away From the Beltway”. This event is free and open to the public.
