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A free speaker series is being offered at the University of Scranton beginning Thursday.
“Endangered Species: How the Media Can Be Relevant and Essential in the Internet Age” will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the DeNaples Ballroom, Room 407. Speaker will be Dick Meyer, editorial director for digital media, National Public Radio.
The event is sponsored by the University of Scranton, Wilkes University and Bloomsburg University and is presented by the University of Scranton’s Students in Free Enterprise and Keystone State Pro Society of Professional Journalists.
Meyer is responsible for all news, entertainment and music content on NPR.org and NPR’s other digital platforms. He is the author of “Why We Hate Us,” a book about American culture and politics. He has written about politics, culture and media for Web and print outlets including NPR.org and The Washington Post. Prior to joining NPR, he served as editorial director of CBSNews.com and was a producer for the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. SPJ honored him for reports that helped identify the remains of a Vietnam soldier in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
The lecture series will continue in the fall. Students in Free Enterprise is an international non-profit organization active on more than 1,400 college and university campuses in 48 countries. For more information about the series, contact Pat Trosky, [email protected]. For information about SIFE, visit www.sife.org.