Lecture: Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century

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Date/Time:Thursday, 08 Apr 2010 at 7:00 pm
Location:Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
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Joe Mahr is a journalist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Previously, he worked for the Toledo Blade, where he was part of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning team that uncovered the U.S. Army's 36-year cover-up of Tiger Force during the Vietnam War. Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration.

Mahr has written award-winning stories on subjects ranging from Ohio's lax efforts to fix dangerous stretches of highways to allegations that Toldeo police refused to arrest or investigate abusive priests. More recently he has written a series of stories looking at abuse and neglect in the mental health system.

For more information: http://fad.jlmc.iastate.edu/

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
The First Amendment Blog Poetry Slam
7:00 p.m., Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
The Rules of Engagement: Rights vs. Responsibilities in Civic Dialogue - Panel Discussion
7:00 p.m., South Ballroom, Memorial Union

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
Freedom March
9:00 a.m., Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave
The annual Freedom March begins at City Hall and ends at steps of Beardshear Hall.

Celebrating Freedom: Having a First Amendment Day at Your High School
High School Seminar with Randy Swikle
10:15 a.m., 101 College of Design

Your Freedoms, Your Choices
High School Seminar with Kalpana Ramgopal
11:15 a.m., College of Design 101

Feast on the First Amendment
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Free Speech Zone, in front of Parks Library
Food, music, drama, chalk the campus, soap box debates and exhibits

Whom Do You Trust to Tell You the News? Fair, Accurate, Balanced and Thorough Reporting in the 21st Century - Panel Discussion
4:00 p.m., Gallery, Memorial Union

Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century - Joe Mahr
7:00 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union