Events 2009

Professor Edmund Lambeth talks about the role of media in today's society. Photo Michal Štichauer

In Havlickuv Brod, US Speakers Encourage Students to Look at Journalism in a New Way

August 21, 2009
 
During a 2-day span, Edmund Lambeth, a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri’s prestigious School of Journalism, urged 45 students from the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany to view journalism in a broad societal context. Considering the media’s fundamental role in a democracy, Prof. Lambeth asked, what is the way forward for an industry in the throes of a major post-Internet upheaval? How can we ensure its continued quality? How can we make it profitable? 

Charge d’Affaires Mary Thompson-Jones, herself a former journalist, picked up on Prof. Lambeth’s theme as she explored the intersection between journalism and diplomacy and how new media has changed the way embassies worldwide reach the public.

Related links:

• Edmund B. Lambeth, Missouri School of Journalism
• Edmund B. Lambeth's Books
• The Nieman Foundation for Journalim at Harvard (Professor's Corner, Digital Newsbooks)
• International Center for Journalists
• Freedom House
• Committee to Protect Journalists