MONROE - Has the Internet caused a decline in traditional media's ability to gather the news, and is community journalism being taken for granted?
Those, and other issues facing newspapers, radio and television will be taken up in a free forum titled, "News Media and Democracy" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Monroe Arts Center.
Join forum moderator Peter Fox, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, with a panel of media directors including, James Baughman, former director of UW-Madison School of Journalism; Tom Bier station manager of Channel 3 in Madison; Jeff Rogers, editor of The Monroe Times; Scott Thompson, attorney and owner of Big Radio; and Brady C. Williamson, attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
For a decade, news media has been lamenting the decline in news consumers, lower advertising and subscription revenue, and fewer trained reporters and editors.
A major report, "To Read or Not To Read," released by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in November 2007, found reading declining among both youth and adults.
Reading comprehension skills are also eroding, and these declines might have serious civic, social, cultural, and economic implications, according to the NEA report.
Can journalism add to the quality of the social, civic and economic well being? Or will those be left to the increasing number of Internet Web sites and new electronic "social media," such as "Facebook" and "Twitter"? The panel will discuss topics like these facing today's media outlets.
The event is free and open to the public. A reception in Frehner Gallery immediately follows the forum.
The forum will be broadcast on Wisconsin Eye.
Those, and other issues facing newspapers, radio and television will be taken up in a free forum titled, "News Media and Democracy" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Monroe Arts Center.
Join forum moderator Peter Fox, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, with a panel of media directors including, James Baughman, former director of UW-Madison School of Journalism; Tom Bier station manager of Channel 3 in Madison; Jeff Rogers, editor of The Monroe Times; Scott Thompson, attorney and owner of Big Radio; and Brady C. Williamson, attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
For a decade, news media has been lamenting the decline in news consumers, lower advertising and subscription revenue, and fewer trained reporters and editors.
A major report, "To Read or Not To Read," released by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in November 2007, found reading declining among both youth and adults.
Reading comprehension skills are also eroding, and these declines might have serious civic, social, cultural, and economic implications, according to the NEA report.
Can journalism add to the quality of the social, civic and economic well being? Or will those be left to the increasing number of Internet Web sites and new electronic "social media," such as "Facebook" and "Twitter"? The panel will discuss topics like these facing today's media outlets.
The event is free and open to the public. A reception in Frehner Gallery immediately follows the forum.
The forum will be broadcast on Wisconsin Eye.