Name: Journalists as Advocates: How to Push for Press Freedom Amid Unprecedented Attacks
Start: 2022-07-30T13:30:00-0700
End: 2022-07-30T14:30:00-0700

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Journalists as Advocates: How to Push for Press Freedom Amid Unprecedented Attacks

Journalists covering the recent historic protest movement faced an unprecedented number of assaults and arrests, thwarting their ability to cover important events. And data shows that journalists of color were disproportionately affected. To combat these breaches of press freedom, rank-and-file journalists in Los Angeles banded together to champion law and policy changes, creating an advocacy model for journalists everywhere.

Moderators

Julie Patel Liss

Head of Journalism & Investigative Reporter, Cal State LA

Julie Patel Liss is a professor, freelance investigative reporter and head of Cal State LA’s journalism program. She worked as an investigative reporter at nonprofit news outlets such as the Center for Public Integrity and D.C.’s NPR affiliate. Julie also worked at the South Florida... Read More →

Speakers

Host Organization AAJA

#AAJA22: Owning our Narratives

Julie Patel Liss

Jarrett Hill

Adam Rose

Yvette Cabrera

Ringo Chiu

Matt Pearce

AAJA Los Angeles Chapter

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