Media Literacy and the Future of Democracy
On Tuesday, September 21st, at 5 p.m., Georgia College Leadership Programs will host a panel of distinguished journalists for a discussion of “Media Literacy and the Future of Democracy.” The event will mark the first in the Usery Forum on Leadership series for the 2021-22 academic year.
Panelists include Richard T. Griffiths, vice president and senior editorial director (ret.) at CNN, Rose Scott, host and executive producer at WABE Atlanta, and Greg Bluestein, political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The nonpartisan event will be hosted by Georgia College’s Office of Leadership Programs, in collaboration with the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) and the American Democracy Project.
Panelists will explore the current state of media literacy in the United States and in Georgia and offer insights on the symbiosis between the media and democracy.
Dr. James R. Schiffman and Dr. Harold Mock will moderate the discussion. Schiffman is associate professor of journalism at Georgia College, and Mock is director of leadership programs and assistant professor of history.
The event will feature interactive exchange with Georgia College students. “As a liberal arts institution, we teach our students in the classic tradition of leadership for the public good,” says Mock. “That involves preparing students for thoughtful and engaged citizenship and active dialogue with thought-leaders in public life.”
The event is free and open to the public and will be held in Peabody Auditorium in Milledgeville. To join the discussion on Facebook Live visit https://fb.me/e/EKawOBF3.
The Usery Forum on Leadership is part of the Inspire! Forum series and is supported by a generous gift from the Kim Usery Foundation. The goal of the series, named for former U.S. Secretary of Labor W. J. Usery, Jr., is to focus on leadership that:
- Brings people together, bridging divides and spanning boundaries
- Finds value in diverse new perspectives, and
- Showcases innovations in leadership and service, particularly related to creating mutual benefit in civic life.
Georgia College’s Office of Leadership Programs provides teaching, research, and public service related to leadership, citizenship, democracy, and public affairs. With the support of a distinguished faculty and practitioners, we educate the next generation of Georgia’s leaders for the public good. Our programs bring together scholars and students, as well as business leaders, non-profit executives, journalists, and public officials, and offer a trusted forum on citizen-leadership and pressing issues of the day.
