Please join us at this important public forum and
panel discussion on the survival of the news
"The Future of Journalism: Keeping the Watchdog Alive
in Santa Barbara and the Nation"
WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara
Co-Sponsored by Santa Barbara Community Action Network (SB CAN)
and International Brotherhood of Teamsters
At a time when corporate and wealthy owners of newspapers all over America are gutting their newsrooms and jettisoning content, where will we get our daily in-depth news? How much longer will we hold a paper in our hands? Who will do the hard work of investigative reporting?
On June 17 in Santa Barbara , a panel of experts tackles how to strengthen the press in the Age of the Internet, here and around the country.
The moderator will be Craig Smith, a Santa Barbara blogger who keeps a close eye on local media. Speakers include:
Susan Paterno, who directs the journalism program at Chapman University in Orange , California , and successfully fought a libel suit that was filed against her by the Santa Barbara News-Press;
Jerry Roberts, the former News-Press Editor and Publisher, and San Francisco Chronicle managing editor, now a columnist on California politics for the Independent and calbuzz.com;
Nick Welsh, the Independent's longtime reporter and editor and "The Angry Poodle" columnist;
James Rainey, the media columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a 27-year veteran in the business; and
Dick Flacks, a UCSB professor emeritus of sociology, a radio host and a community activist who helped create the non-profit organization that operates public access channels 17 and 21.
If you care about democracy, bring your ideas to this important discussion!
It is free to the public and co-sponsored by the Santa Barbara Community Action Network (SB-CAN) and International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
For more information, contact Melinda Burns, 560-8954.