VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 Peter Laufer, the James Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, and author of 鈥淪low News,鈥 will discuss why fast news is bad news at 2 p.m. March 22 at Washington State University Vancouver in the Library, room 201. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Laufer advocates for reading yesterday鈥檚 news tomorrow. The international journalist, broadcaster and author says he became interested in slowing down the news cycle as a result of being a participant in the accelerated reporting of news as well as a consumer of it. His book is a guide to help news consumers avoid the junk and unfiltered information we face in today鈥檚 ultra-mediated society.
In addition to his book on slow news, Laufer has written numerous other books; been a foreign correspondent for NBC News and a reporter for ABC and CBS radio, among other broadcast-media organizations; co-anchors Washington Monthly magazine鈥檚 weekly radio talk show and, with its publisher, writes a regular feature for the magazine based on their radio conversations with political and cultural leaders. He has been published in magazines ranging from Mother Jones to Penthouse and has appeared on Jon Stewart鈥檚 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥 and numerous other programs.
The lecture is sponsored by the creative media and digital culture program and the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
麻豆传媒 is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205 and is accessible via C-Tran bus service. Parking for this event is available at meters or in the Blue Daily Pay Lot for $3.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Janine Robben, adjunct professor of media law in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Janine.robben@wsu.edu or 971-404-6628
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu