Cronkite Events

Each Monday during the school year, the Cronkite School welcomes a speaker for its Must See Mondays speaker series featuring a prominent journalism or public relations professional. The events, popular with students who are exploring various career options, have showcased Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporters and photojournalists, national TV and radio correspondents, editors of major metropolitan daily newspapers, journalism entrepreneurs and innovators in digital media and public relations. The speaker series, which takes place in the First Amendment Forum, is free and open to the public.

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Watch past Must See Mondays events.


Must See Mondays Speaker Series
Feb. 13, 2012
7 p.m.

Jeff Leen
Assistant managing editor, investigative unit, The Washington Post

Secrets of a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist

Interview by Leonard Downie Jr., Weil Family Professor of Journalism and former executive editor, The Washington Post

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
Feb. 20, 2012
7 p.m.

Featuring a panel of social media specialists: Jennifer Hellum, formerly of azcentral.com; Chris Kline, ABC15, KNXV-TV; and Ashley Oakes, Zion and Zion

Making Sense of Social Media in Public Relations

Moderated by Assistant Professor Dawn Gilpin

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
Feb. 27, 2012
7 p.m.

Featuring a panel of sports journalists: Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Gayle Jansen, Fox 10 News; Janie McCauley, The Associated Press; Scott Miller, CBSSports.com; and Bob Nightengale, USA Today

Baseball's Brightest: Covering Spring Training

Moderated by Faculty Associate Greg Boeck

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
March 5, 2012
7 p.m.

Dave Seibert
Multimedia producer, The Arizona Republic

The Changing Role of the News Photographer in a Multimedia World

Introduction by Associate Dean Kristin Gilger

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
March 12, 2012
7 p.m.

Regina McCombs
Faculty member, The Poynter Institute, and former senior producer for multimedia, StarTribune.com

Phones, Tablets and the Future of News

Introduction by Assistant Professor Leslie-Jean Thornton

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
April 9, 2012
7 p.m.

Featuring a panel of Cronkite public relations students

Student Showcase: Public Relations Lab

Moderated by Associate Professor and PR Lab Director Fran Matera

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
April 16, 2012
7 p.m.

Sandra Mims Rowe

Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics and former editor, The (Portland) Oregonian

Ethics and Excellence in the Digital Age

Introduction by Tim McGuire, Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Must See Mondays Speaker Series
April 23, 2012
7 p.m.

Featuring a panel of Cronkite depth reporting students

Reporting Abroad: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic

Moderated by Rick Rodriguez, Carnegie Professor of Journalism

First Amendment Forum
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix