On March 28,the Missouri School of Journalism and the National Press Club will honor their intersecting histories with a joint centennial celebration at the NPC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The program, "The Next Century: Journalism for a Digital Globe," features media professionals from around the world who will talk about the bright future of journalism in the public interest.
Session I: From 9:30 to 11 a.m., the featured guests will present case studies that detail media innovations and successes. They include:
Karl Erik Gustafsson, Sweden
Gustafsson is a professor of mass media economics at Sweden's Jonkoping International Business School and the Media and Management Transformation Centre, Europe's premier center for media business studies.
Liss Jeffrey, Canada
Jeffrey is the director of the McLuhan Global Research Network and Electronic Commons/Agora Electronique, which tests the value of new and old media in bridging digital divides and advancing community development, civic participation and cultural content creation. Jeffrey will discuss how required courses in news literacy are improving public discourse.
Vincent Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Ghana
Oppong-Nkrumah is the host of the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, a four-hour news and talk show on Ghana's leading media platform. He will discuss how Joy FM builds community through radio and its online component.
Geneva Overholser, United States
Overholser is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism. She is the former editor of The Des Moines Register and also has been a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, an editorial board member of The New York Times and an ombudsman of The Washington Post. Overholser will moderate.
Alan Rusbridger, United Kingdom
Rusbridger is editor of The Guardian, one of Britain's top daily newspapers. He has served as editor since 1995 and was appointed to the board of the Guardian Media Group in 1999. He will discuss how The Guardian, a nonprofit media organization, makes transparency and accountability a central commitment.
Session II: Following the symposium, Neil F. Budde, former president and editor in chief of Yahoo!News, Yahoo!Finance and Yahoo!Sports, will serve as the centennial luncheon speaker from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Budde has worked for newspapers and online publishers for 30 years. Before joining Yahoo!, he served as founding editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online. Budde was elected to the board of the Online News Association in October 2005 and has served as its treasurer since January 2007.
Registration for the event, which includes the 9 a.m. continental breakfast, 9:30 a.m. symposium and 12:30 p.m. luncheon, is $16 for NPC members and $28 for all other guests. Call (202) 662-7501 to reserve.
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