Friday, June 20, 7:30 pm: The changing news landscape: Why journalism still matters

Dialogue Leaders: Allison Pond and Matt Brown

I am delighted that Allison and Matt, two of our own esteemed and appreciated Think Again members will be presenting on this extremely important topic. Don't miss it!

Allison Pond is the editor of the Deseret News National Edition. She previously worked for the Pew Research Center on its religion and politics project, including studies of young people and religion, Mormons in the U.S. and evangelical leaders worldwide. She earned a BA in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University.

Matt Brown is an editor at the Deseret News, where he has worked for more than 20 years as a reporter and editor. He currently edits for the Deseret News National Edition, and previously wrote about faith — how it is lived, how it intersects with society and how current trends affect religious practice — and served as a managing editor in Deseret Media Companies' News Division. He has also worked for the Associated Press in Salt Lake City.  Matt graduated from the University of Utah with degrees in economics and journalism.

Readings:

The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age

In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is Vulnerable