Media Scholar: Challenging Media To Hold the U.S. Empire Accountable

Update on Robert Jensen Lecture. Robert Jensen, University of Texas journalism professor and author of Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim our Humanity, will speak on “Challenging Media to Hold the U.S. Empire Accountable” at Rochester Institute of Technology at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in Webb Auditorium.

Jensen is also offering a workshop, “A Word In Edgewise: Working with Mainstream Media,” 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 22, at 30 North Union St., Rochester. The workshop covers the basics of working with journalists and the news media, including news releases, news conferences and event planning; strategies to use when interviewed by media; and effective letter and op/ed writing.

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