Panel Discussion: Media & the Press

On November 14th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, long-time Des Moines Register political writer, editor, and columnist David Yepsen will moderate a discussion with five award-winning Iowa journalists on the crucial role media and the press have played – and continue to play – in shaping civic engagement and public discourse. The panel includes:
 

• Dana James, an award-winning writer and founder of Black Iowa News, the Black Iowa Newspaper, and host of the Inside Black Iowa podcast.
• Ty Rushing, a journalism professor at the University of Iowa and former chief political correspondent for Iowa Starting Line. 
• Dave Price, an Edward R. Murrow Award and national Emmy Award winning political journalist who is the Iowa Political Director for Gray’s Media Iowa television stations. 
• Lorena Lopez, founder of La Prensa, a Spanish-language newspaper serving western Iowa. Lopez is a frequent source on politics for national news outlets. 
• Rachelle Chase, a published author and columnist who has written for National Geographic and local news outlets and founded the non-profit, Uniting Through History.

Registration requested but not required to attend.