Dec 2 2008 - Journalism's Future and Values

The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, and Indiana University's School of Journalism are teaming up to look at the future of the news media and how to protect its core values.

The Dec. 2 event will be held in Indianapolis at 5 p.m. in the Lilly Auditorium of the Indiana University-Purdue University Library, 755 W. Michigan St. It is free and open to the public.

This NPC Centennial Forum on The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism will feature leading Indiana journalists:

Dennis Ryerson, editor and vice president of the Indianapolis Star

Bob Zaltsberg, editor of the Bloomington Herald-Times

Cheryl Jackson, visiting professor of broadcast journalism at Indiana University and former WRTV-6 news reporter in Indianapolis

Emily Metzgar, assistant professor of journalism at Indiana University specializing in the impact of social media on the political process

The panel will be moderated by National Press Club President Sylvia Smith, Washington correspondent for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

"In these tumultuous times for journalism, I am pleased to be able to bring this forum to Indianapolis in alliance with a great journalism school," Smith said.

"We are excited to work with the National Press Club in honor of its 100th year," said Bradley Hamm, dean of Indiana University's School of Journalism. "We look forward to celebrating the Club's history and to discussing the future of journalism at the Indiana Centennial Forum."

This forum is part of a nationwide conversation the National Press Club is holding during its 100th anniversary to look at where the news business is going and what news consumers should be demanding. Schedules and video highlights of forums in other states can be found on the Club's Web site: http://www.press.org/.

The next forum will be on Dec. 3 at the Gerald Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The event begins with a preview of the Club's centennial documentary, "The National Press Club: A Century of Headlines," which follows the history of American journalism through the lens of one of its leading institutions. Everyone who attends this forum will get a copy of the documentary.