With just two days to go before Election Day, and in the midst of a quickly changing media landscape, I believe that discussions like this are ones we should absolutely be having, and often.
The forum will feature four panelists, including Paul Fanlund, editor of the Capital Times, John Powell, former reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio, Bill Lueders, former News Editor for Isthmus and now at WisconsinWatch.org, and Dane101 editor Emily Mills (that would be me).
As part of this moderated discussion, panelists will comment on the changing role of the electronic and print media in covering political developments and election and address these questions:
- Is the Fourth Estate doing a credible job of political and electoral analysis?
- Has the whole notion of “balance” in reporting gone too far when
opposing positions are routinely treated as being equally credible?
- Have the major media become too corporatized to be an independent, objective voice?
- Are contemporary consumers of political news too wedded to sources that simply reinforce their positions & prejudices?
- What, in your estimation, can we expect of the media in the future?
This event is free and open to the public. Anyone concerned about how the media shapes opinion and sets the terms for political dialogue and policy making will find this discussion illuminating. Watch the FUS website for updated information.
The discussion will be held at First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Dr. in the historic Frank Lloyd Wright Meeting House.
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