The Advocacy/Journalism Conference

Explore the relationship and tensions between social justice advocacy and journalism at Fordham’s Advocacy/Journalism Conference. This event is free for members of the Fordham community.

Agenda

9:30 – 10 a.m. Coffee Service

10 – 10:25 a.m. Opening Remarks and Faculty Speed-Talks

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Intersectional Media for Social Change Panel
Cassady Fendlay, Communications Strategist for Women’s March and Justice League NYC
Agunda Okeyo, Writer/Producer/Filmmaker/Activist, Communications Chair for the March for Racial Justice
Sameer Rao, Culture Reporter for Colorlines
Julian Sanjivan, NYC Pride March Director

12 – 1 p.m. Lunch

1:05 – 2 p.m. Breakout Session 1
2:05 – 3:05 p.m. Breakout Session 2
We’re happy to offer our attendees the opportunity to attend two of the breakout sessions in their entirety. Each session will occur twice, first during Breakout Session 1 and then again during Breakout Session 2.
What the Fact? Fact-Checking for Everybody
Facilitator: Brooke Borel, Journalist, Author, and Editor 
#METOOSOON? What’s so Funny about Sexual Misconduct?
Facilitator: Bob Mankoff, Cartoon and Humor Editor for Esquire
Storytelling and Strategizing from the Margins
Facilitator: Nayantara Sen, Cultural Strategies Manager and Senior Trainer for Race Forward

3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Data, Technology, and Justice Panel 
Samarth Bhaskar, Editor of Digital Transition at The New York Times
Myaisha Hayes, National Organizer on Criminal Justice and Technology at the Center for Media Justice
Colin Schoenberger, Associate Director for Audience Development at ‎WNET New York Public Media
Evan Tachovsky, Data Analyst for the Rockefeller Foundation
Kerry Paterson, Advocacy and Communications Manager at Committee to Protect Journalists

4:45 p.m. Closing Comments

The Advocacy/Journalism Conference is organized by the Master of Arts in Public Media program at Fordham University. Additional support is provided by the Communication and Media Studies Department and the McGannon Communication Research Center.

Questions? Contact:
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