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Newspapers & New Media: Democracy & Change When March 4th at 4:30pm Where: New Haven Museum – 114 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT For Info Contact: 203-562-4183 x 11 or info@newhavenmuseum.org Cost Per Person: $5 Contribution requested but not required What: Current Issues Forum: Newspapers & New Media: Democracy & Change Anyone who cares about community, citizenship and civics has to look back on 2008 as an annus horribilis for our long-beloved newspapers. Newspapers are often the second oldest institutions in their communities and sufficiently important to the workings of democracy and self-government that “the press” is protected in the Bill of Rights and enshrined as “the forth estate” – an unofficial but essential component of a free society. “Newspapers & New Media: Democracy & Change" brings together four distinguished journalism and communications experts to help us grapple with the sea change in culture and technology brought about by the information age and the recent collapse of the finance-based economy. The program will open with a short PowerPoint history of Connecticut Newspapers by New Haven Museum Librarian, James Campbell. The Museum’s Creative Director, William Hosley will introduce and moderate a panel involving: Paul Bass, Editor and founder of the New Haven Independent Marcia Chambers, New Haven Independent, former New York Times Rich Hanley, Professor of Journalism Quinnipiac University Colin McEnroe, author, Hartford Courant columnist, radio personality & web log impresario Chris Morrill, GlobalPost, international-news start up, formerly Hartford Courant director of web applications. Our Sponsors: The Connecticut Humanities Council and New Alliance Foundation About Us: New Haven Museum is greater New Haven’s premiere civic museum and historical research library. Exhibitions on New Haven Illustrated, Amistad, and New Haven & the Sea, the Federal Art Project in New Haven local art and decorative arts, with collections associated with Eli Whitney, Winchester, Yale, East Rock, Noah Webster, Benedict Arnold and more, plus changing exhibitions and special program . We’re open Tuesday – Friday, 10 to 5 and Saturdays, 12 to 5. Admission $4 adults, $2 students & youth. Located a block south of Peabody Museum at 114 Whitney Ave off I-91 exit 3. On-site parking. Call 203-562-4183 or www.newhavenmuseum.org or New Haven Museum page on Facebook For publication-quality digital pictures related to this program please contact info@newhavenmuseum.org or 203-526-4183 x 11
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