Poynter pro to speak at UC about news broadcasting and politics
The public is invited to hear Poynter Institute's Al Tompkins lecture Thursday on ethics in broadcasting, political coverage
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By Ben Harrison
University of Cincinnati students and the general public are invited to attend a conference titled "People, Politics and Polarization: Politics and Media in the Public Service" on Thursday, Oct. 31, featuring renowned journalist and author Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute.
UC College of Arts and Sciences associate professor of Political Science Brian Calfano recommends the conference in particular for students of political science and journalism.
“For those students this is a must-attend conference,” Calfano said. “The topics covered will be beneficial to your future.”
Al Tompkins of The Poynter Institute
Tompkins' lecture will be broken up into a series of three presentations and a TaftTALK.
Good Storytelling for Television, will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Ethics in Broadcasting will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
The third presentation titled "Motivators for Political Coverage with Audience Value" is scheduled from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
The lecture will conclude with Tompkins’ TaftTALK. This discussion will involve information about the new UC Certificate in Political and Public Affairs Reporting.
Tompkins is a member of the Poynter Institute’s senior faculty for broadcasting and online. He has taught thousands of journalists, journalism students and educators in newsrooms around the world. His teaching focuses on writing, reporting, storytelling, ethics, critical thinking, photojournalism, social media and online journalism.
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