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ASNE roundtable to help open Engage Local conference June 15



ASNE's 
National Community and News Literacy Roundtables Project is helping kick off Engage Local, an important two-day dive into media and civic engagement, presented by Montclair State University's Center for Cooperative Media

The 7-9 p.m. town hall Monday, June 15, will feature a cross-section of community leaders and media members engaging the public in a discussion about what happens when money comes into an economically depleted city and how Newark's experience is reported and debated in the community.



ASNE's
National Community and News Literacy Roundtables Project is helping kick off Engage Local, an important two-day dive into media and civic engagement, presented by Montclair State University's Center for Cooperative Media.


On Monday, June 15, journalists, civic leaders and the public will gather at
NJPAC in downtown Newark to discuss a question raised by the very venue: Is one man's economic renaissance another man's gentrification? The 7-9 p.m. town hall will feature a cross-section of community leaders and media members engaging the public in a discussion about what happens when money comes into an economically depleted city and how Newark's experience is reported and debated in the community.

Day Two of the conference, Tuesday, June 16, will take place across the street at the historic Robert Treat Hotel and open with a conversation between Marty Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, and Merrill Brown, director of the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University. 

At a special breakout session on Day Two, we will pick up the thread from the Monday night roundtable and continue the conversation in a smaller setting. This will give participants in both events a chance to see how scale affects the conversation.

Engage Local offers a jam-packed schedule with nationally noted speakers who will rev up your engagement game as they discuss:

  • Community-Driven Journalism and the Art of Listening
  • Rethinking Revenue by Engaging Community
  • Civic Activism and Journalism: How to Wear Both Hats
  • Social Journalism and Responsibility
  • Engaging the Community in Times of Crisis

Click here
to register for the conference and the opening town hall event! 

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