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Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu
Office of University Relations
253 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
(334) 670-3274 (fax)
| ‘Thirty Years of Journalism’ to be focus of TSU symposium April 11 |
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panel of top journalists will debate 30 years of media coverage when
Troy State University’s Hall School of Journalism holds its annual
symposium Thursday, April 11. The symposium, “Thirty Years of Journalism: From Watergate to World Trade Center,” is set to begin at 10 a.m. in the Adams Center Theatre for the Performing Arts on the TSU campus. The event is open to the public and is free of charge. The presentation of the annual Excellence in Alabama Journalism Awards will follow the symposium. For more information, call (334) 670-3289. The Hall School of Journalism symposium is designed to examine the role of the media in popular issues of the day, said Dr. Steven Padgett, director of the Hall School of Journalism. “The past 30 years have witnessed a number of watershed events and issues for American media,” he said. “We have assembled a panel of outstanding journalists and look forward to a lively debate.” Padgett noted that the symposium theme has special significance for the Hall School of Journalism, which is marking its 30th anniversary this year. Symposium panelists are:
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