BUY TICKETS FOR THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT’S FALL FORUM AT WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
The News Literacy Project is presenting a series of stimulating discussions on the press and politics this fall at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md.
The featured speakers will be NPR president Vivian Schiller and Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth; Gwen Ifill of the “PBS NewsHour” and “Washington Week”; and former White House press secretaries Michael McCurry and Dana Perino.
The Fall Forum events, which are also sponsored by The Washington Post, are open to the public. All three events begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Walt Whitman auditorium, 7100 Whittier Blvd. in Bethesda.
Tickets are available by clicking on the button below and at the box office the evening of the event. Admission for a single event is $15 per adult and $10 per college or high school student. A discounted package for all three events is $40 for adults and $25 for students.
For more information, call 301-525-7500.
The Fall Forum:
Sunday, September 12 at 7:30 pm
“The Future of Journalism in the Digital Age”
with NPR president Vivian Schiller and Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth
Moderated by Ray Suarez of “PBS NewsHour”
Sunday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
“Race and Politics in the Age of Obama”
with Gwen Ifill of “PBS NewsHour” and “Washington Week”
Moderated by Richard Wolffe, political analyst, MSNBC
Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
“Briefing the Press: Former Democratic and Republican White House Press Secretaries Compare Notes”
with Michael McCurry, press secretary to President Bill Clinton
and Dana Perino, press secretary to President George W. Bush
Moderated by Candy Crowley, CNN
alicia shepard
Don't know if I can make all the events, but it's such an important issue, I will certainly buy three tickets. Hope others will too. Alicia Shepard NPR Ombudsman www.npr.org/ombudsmanJuly 29, 2010 at 01:55 PM: