Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists
Put your students face-to-face with journalists they'd never otherwise meet, learning about the immense power of reliable information—and the challenges of getting it. Speakers include journalists, newsmakers, bloggers and war correspondents in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. The work of these journalists has an impact, even if the journalists are not household names.
Not only will your students get access to an important journalist or newsmaker, you also will get companion materials—including readings, analysis and discussion activities—provided by faculty at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Journalism program.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
There are two ways to join Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists.
Apply now to participate in the free live event. Each month five schools—from high schools to universities—will be selected to participate in the virtual conversation. Students at the selected schools will participate in real time, by listening to the journalist, submitting questions and tweeting the event. The first fall session will feature Kelly McEvers, who reports from Beirut for National Public Radio.
Enroll in the archived replays of the conversations at Poynter NewsU for a nominal fee:
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Tampa Bay Times reporter Kris Hundley and photojournalist Kathleen Flynn discuss their story 'Testing Grounds', about clinical drug testing in India.
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Learn from 22-year-old international backpack journalist Alex Pena as he talks about his experiences as a foreign correspondent in East Africa, South Sudan, Haiti and Mexico.
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Jackie Spinner, a war reporter and Fulbright scholar, discusses reporting in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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May Ying Welsh, a reporter for Al Jazeera who shot (undercover) the documentary "Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark.". It won several awards, including a 2011 George Polk Award for Television Documentary.
WHAT WILL MY STUDENTS LEARN?
Through Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists, your students will:
- See the challenges that foreign correspondents face in covering the news
- Understand why getting the truth is important and more difficult than ever
- Grasp how international coverage applies to their lives
- Become smarter, more aware news consumers
Questions? For more information, contact Lyn Millner at lmillner@fgcu.edu.
Next Steps
High school and college educators whose students will benefit from becoming better news consumers and from exploring international issues in greater depth. Schools must apply to participate in the live event. For more information, contact Lyn Millner at lmillner@fgcu.edu
Accepted schools will be asked to complete an informed consent and letter of cooperation in order to participate in the Face to Face: Conversations with Journalists dialog. The informed consent form needs to be completed by each individual instructor who will participate in the dialog and complete the survey. The letter of cooperation is required from the administrator of each school participating in the dialog. Once you are accepted, you will receive the text of these letters via email and you'll be asked to print, sign and scan them, then email them to lmillner@fgcu.edu.
Who are the hosts?
Face-to-Face is produced by Florida Gulf Coast University. The hosts are Lyn Millner, assistant professor and journalism program leader, and Richard Kenney, associate professor of journalism and an Ethics Fellow at The Poynter Institute.
"Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists" is funded by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and produced and hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University in partnership with Poynter’s NewsU.