Cronkite School Event Videos

Stephen Buckley, dean of faculty for The Poynter Institute, spoke about making a difference in a new journalism world.

He was introduced by Dean and University Vice Provost Christopher Callahan.

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David Brancaccio, host of "Marketplace Index" for American Public Media, talked about public affairs journalism.

The Cronkite School recently announced a partnership between APM and the school through which visiting professionals will mentor students in producing stories that will appear in professional media outlets.

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G. Pascal Zachary, professor of practice and author of "Married to Africa," spoke about aspects of Africa and how they inspired his writings.

Zachary has taught journalism and writing at Stanford University and UC Berkeley.

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As part of the Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute at the Cronkite School, Richard Gingras, head of news products at Google, spoke about transformation in the news business.

He spoke about how media can adapt to and benefit from the introduction of disruptive technologies.

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Jeff Jarvis, author of “What Would Google Do?” and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism for City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, came to the Cronkite School to speak as part of the Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute.

While here, he signed copies of his latest book, “Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live.”

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A panel of top Valley PR professionals talked about the modern PR practice.

The panel was moderated by Public Relations Lab Director Fran Matera.

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Steve Rubel, executive vice president for global strategy and insights at Edelman, shared his insights on the changing media landscape.

Edelman is the largest independent PR firm in the world.

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Eric Newton, senior advisor to the president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, shared his views on what the future of mass media could look like.

As context, his talk chronicled how mass media has continually evolved over the ages.

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Michael Chow, photographer for The Arizona Republic, spoke about his career capturing compelling, meaningful shots as a photojournalist.

He was introduced by Associate Dean Kristin Gilger.

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Rick Rodriguez, Carnegie Professor of Journalism, moderated a panel on op-ed writing.

The panel featured Stephen Lemons, staff writer for Phoenix New Times, and Laurie Roberts, columnist for The Arizona Republic.

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Dan Gillmor, digital media leader and director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship, and Retha Hill, director of the New Media Innovation Lab, inspired students to "think like entrepreneurs."

The two talked about characteristics of startup culture, entrepreneurial journalism and rapid concept-to-market development in the new media arena.

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James Weinstein, Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and Joseph Russomanno, associate professor at the Cronkite School, spoke as part of the Cronkite School's celebration of Freedom of Speech week.

They were introduced by Cronkite Senior Associate Dean Marianne Barrett.

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Kim Barker, a reporter for ProPublica and the author of “The Taliban Shuffle,” spoke to students and others about being an international reporter.

She was introduced by G. Pascal Zachary, professor of practice and the author of four books, including “Married to Africa.”

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Leonard Downie Jr., Weil Family Professor of Journalism and former executive editor of The Washington Post, moderated a discussion with students of the summer 2011 Carnegie-Knight News21 national project based at the Cronkite School.

Students spoke about their project, Food Safety: A News21 Investigation, parts of which ran in The Washington Post and on msnbc.com.

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Charles Lewis, executive editor at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, spoke to students about investigative journalism.

He was introduced by William K. Marimow, a two-time Pulitzer winner and executive editor for Carnegie-Knight News21.

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Steven Levy, senior editor of Wired and author of “Hackers,” spoke to students about covering big technology stories.

Andrew Leckey, Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism, talked about the Cronkite School's business journalism specialization that trains students to report on these beats.

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Aaron Brown, Walter Cronkite Professor of Journalism and former CNN anchor, spoke about covering the 9/11 attacks as a new anchor to CNN.

Speaking to an audience of future storytellers, he said, "You have to make people understand the individual nature of large events."

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Catherine Anaya of CBS 5, Lin Sue Cooney of 12 News, Carey Peña of KTVK 3, Katie Raml of ABC 15 and Linda Williams of Fox 10 talked about their careers as Arizona anchorwomen.

The conversation was moderated by Sue Green, broadcast director for Cronkite News Service.

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Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism Tim McGuire talked about the recent controversy surrounding Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and the impact it may have on the magnate's empire and the journalism industry.

McGuire was introduced by Cronkite Dean Christopher Callahan.

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Cronkite School Weil Family Professor of Journalism Leonard Downie Jr. spoke at a reception celebrating the opening of the Cronkite News Service Washington bureau.

Welcome remarks were given by Cronkite Dean Christopher Callahan followed by special remarks by Professor Downie.

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Steve Doig, the Cronkite School's Knight Chair in journalism, interviews Joseph Russomanno, associate professor at the Cronkite School.

Russomanno talked about his newest book, "Tortured Logic: A Verbatim Critique of the George W. Bush Presidency," and his approach to researching and writing the work.

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Dan Gillmor, director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship and Kauffman Professor of Digital Media Entrepreneurship, is internationally sought after as an expert on citizen media.

He spoke about his new book, "Mediactive," and the unique methods by which he is making it available with a digital-age audience in mind.

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Caesar Andrews, Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics, spoke about the ethical issues facing today's journalists.

He was introduced by Tim McGuire, Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism at the Cronkite School.

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Paul Steiger is the editor-in-chief, CEO and president of ProPublica, a national nonprofit reporting organization.

He was interviewed by Leonard Downie Jr., Weil Family Professor of Journalism at the Cronkite School, and former executive editor of The Washington Post.

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Kenny Irby is visual journalism group leader and diversity director for The Poynter Institute. He talked about the state of modern photojournalism and creating innovation within the industry.

Associate Dean Kristin Gilger introduced Irby.

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David Boardman, executive editor and senior vice president of The Seattle Times and seattletimes.com, spoke to students about the role of investigative and public-service journalism.

Boardman was introduced by Dean Christopher Callahan.

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Held in the wake of the recent mass shooting in Tucson, the program focused on how journalists can ethically cover communities facing crises, such as riots, natural disasters or acts of terrorism or violence.

“Communities in Crisis: Ethical Considerations for Journalists” was held in partnership with the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Valley of the Sun chapter.

Panelists included Victor Merina, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times who is now a senior correspondent and special projects editor for Reznet, a website focusing on American Indian issues; and Ina Jaffe, a national correspondent for National Public Radio. Jaffe, who is based in Los Angeles, has covered stories such as elections, natural disasters and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The panel was moderated by Meg Spratt, director of Dart Center West.

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Phoenix bureau chief for The New York Times Marc Lacey has covered immigration issues in a variety of countries.

He spoke about the experience of being a one-man bureau covering issues around the state as a correspondent for The New York Times.

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Susan Lisovicz, Reynolds Visiting Professor in Business Journalism and former CNN Wall Street reporter, talked about covering the financial industry during the boom, bubble and collapse.

The former president of the New York Financial Writers Association talked about developing sources and explaining economic issues in a way that resonates with viewers.

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Marcia Parker, West Coast editorial director at AOL/Patch Media, talked about how Patch.com covers communities across the nation.

Each Patch site functions as a hyperlocal "community hub of news, information and resources."

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Assistant Professor Leslie-Jean Thornton (left) moderated a panel of students who spoke about the products they had created in the school's new media labs.

Speakers included alumnus Cody Shotwell (far right), graduate student Spring Eselgroth (next from right), student Andrew Gallo and graduate student Ashley Slaney (far left).

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Associate Professor Fran Matera (left) interviewed a panel of local public relations practitioners, who talked about public relations in the digital age.

Guests included Tom Ambrose, executive director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (far right); Scott Hanson, APR and president, HMA Public Relations (second from left); and Paula L. Pedene, APR and public affairs officer, Phoenix VA Health Care System.

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Hilary Schneider, executive vice president at Yahoo!, was introduced by Jody Brannon, national director of News21 and Cronkite School professor of practice.

Schneider spoke about local content and its importance to community and democracy.

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Bill Wyman, founder and editor of PHXated.com and former arts editor for Salon.com and National Public Radio, spoke to students about "Recomposing the Future of Arts Journalism."

Wyman talked about how to identify and write great stories, particularly on arts subjects.

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Leonard Downie Jr., Weil Family Professor of Journalism and former executive editor of The Washington Post, was interviewed by Cronkite Dean Christopher Callahan on the night before midterm elections.

He talked about the role of the news media in covering elections and the democratic process.

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John Corrigan, business editor for the Los Angeles Times, was interviewed by Andrew Leckey, president of the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

He spoke about the importance of talking to real people and finding out who will be affected, positively and negatively, by the business developments and decisions you report on.

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The Cronkite School celebrated National Freedom of Speech Week.

International journalists from the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program were interviewed by Associate Professor Joe Russomanno.

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Arnie Kuenn, president of Vertical Measures, spoke to students about building audiences for their work online.

Kuenn spoke about search engine optimization, online content marketing and how people consume content on the Web.

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Cronkite students and News21 reporters Lauren Gambino, Lauren Gilger and Grant Martin spoke about their summer 2010 experience covering the issues facing Latinos in America as part of the Carnegie-Knight News21 Initiative headquartered at the Cronkite School.

Their talk was introduced by Jason Manning, managing editor of Carnegie-Knight News21, and Rick Rodriguez, Carnegie Professor of Journalism and former Sacramento Bee executive editor.

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Terry Greene Sterling, award-winning journalist and Cronkite School Writer-in-Residence, spoke to students about her new book, ILLEGAL, Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone.

Sterling spoke about the sources she interviewed for the book and some of the other reporting she has done on immigration since.

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Dan Schawbel, managing partner of Millennial Branding and author of “Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future,” spoke to students about how to build their own brand in the media marketplace.

Schawbel offered advice on how to effectively use social media, network and find a job.

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Mark Lodato, Assistant Dean, News Director and Professor of Practice, interviewed 12 News anchors Lin Sue Cooney and Mark Curtis.

Hear how they got into the business, and their advice for aspiring journalists.

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Cronkite Professor of Journalism, host of PBS' "Wide Angle" and former CNN anchor Aaron Brown spoke to students about covering big stories.

Brown also talked about why he chose reporting and the responsibility he felt as a journalist.

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Dan Gillmor, director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the Cronkite School, and CJ Cornell, the center's entrepreneur-in-residence, introduce four student projects incubated at the Knight Center.

Liz Smith discusses The Watchtree; Adam Klawonn talks about CityCircles; Amanda Crawford introduces us to Fictionado; and Marius Ciocirlan shows Blimee.

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Vanessa Fox, creator of Google's Webmaster Central and the author of “Marketing in the Age of Google,” discusses how journalists can maximize their audiences by making their articles easy to find through online search.

Introduction by Dawn Gilpin, Cronkite School associate professor.

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Jim VandeHei, co-founder of Politico, and Jason Manning, director of Student Media and managing editor of ASU News21, converse about how the Web is changing political coverage and how Politico attempts to provide the kind of stories people want to consume.

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Leslie Wayne, former New York Times business reporter and visiting professor at Cronkite’s Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, and Andrew Leckey, president of the Reynolds Center, discuss the influence of lobbyists on national politics, building on what Wayne learned covering, among other things, the arms industry.

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Terry Greene Sterling, award-winning journalist and the Cronkite School’s writer-in-residence, and Lee Gutkind, editor of Creative Nonfiction magazine and writer-in-residence at the ASU Virginia Piper Center for Creative Writing, discussed the importance of narrative non-fiction and shared techniques.

Carol Schwalbe, Cronkite School associate professor and former editor of the National Geographic, introduced the conversation.

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Leonard Downie Jr., Weil Family Professor of Journalism and Washington Post vice president-at-large, moderated a conversation on accountability journalism. Downie was joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest who spoke about her series on the Walter Reed Medical Center and its poor treatment of wounded soldiers.

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