SPJ Hosts 'Balancing Act' Journalism Panel March 30

SALISBURY, MD---Can journalists be politically active and still report objectively?

The Society of Professional Journalists — Salisbury University Chapter and Maryland/Delaware/District of Columbia Press Association attempt to answer that question during the panel discussion “Balancing Act” 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in SU’s Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons Assembly Hall.

Panelists include Jim McLaughlin, deputy general counsel for The Washington Post; Dr. Jennifer Cox, SU associate professor of communications and president of the Society of Professional Journalists—Maryland Professional Chapter; and Michele Ennis, director of Tri-Community Mediation. Additional industry panelists will address reporters’ perspectives. Jim Lee, editor of the Dover Post, moderates.

Admission is free and the public is invited. Advance registration is required. To register visit www.eventbrite.com/e/balancing-act-political-activism-objective-reporting-tickets-32277643300.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.