Journalism under Fire
2020
Wesley Lowery
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020
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Wesley Lowery (CBS News, 60 Minutes), Astead Herndon (The New York Times) on Covering Social Crisis
5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
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Jack Ohman (The Sacramento Bee) and Matt Wuerker (Politico) on
Satirizing Crisis, Part One
6:30pm - 7:30pm MST
Matt Wuerker
In this double-header event, we'll feature two separate panels. In the first, we'll hear from leading journalists Wesley Lowery and Astead Herndon in a dialogue reflecting on the past, present and future of our multi-layered social crises. Then we'll hear from Pulitzer-winning political cartoonists Jack Ohman and Matt Wuerker, illustrating how their work has satirized crisis, and the incredible importance of satire in reporting current events.
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Their cartoons we showed during the session are below!!



