Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 11, 2002|Volume 31, Number 6

The rise of online journalism will be the topic of Poynter Fellowship panel discussion by editors

Three noted journalists will voice their thoughts about the rise of online journalism and its growing influence in a panel discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 15, sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism.

"Does the Web Decide What's in The New York Times? Three Stars of American Opinion Magazines Talk About the Rise of Online Journalism" is the title of the event, which will take place at
4:30 p.m. in Rm. 102 of Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 67 High St. It is free and open to the public.

The panelists are Michelle Cottle, senior editor of The New Republic; Rich Lowry, editor of National Review; and Jack Shafer, editor at large of Slate. Lincoln Caplan, the Knight Senior Journalist at the Law school and editor of Legal Affairs magazine, will moderate the discussion.

Prior to the discussion, the journalists will be the guests of a tea at 3 p.m. in the Berkeley College master's house, 125 High St. This event is also free and open to the public.

Cottle has been senior editor at The New Republic since 1999. She covered the 2000 presidential election and writes a weekly column for The New Republic's website. Prior to joining that publication, she was an editor of The Washington Monthly for two years. She has also worked for the Tom Peters Group, editing its monthly newsletter and served as an editorial fellow at Mother Jones magazine. She has done freelance writing, editing and commentary for CNN, The New York Times, Slate, The San Jose Mercury News and George magazine, among others.

Lowry was named editor of National Review in 1997. The Washington Post has called him "the edgy voice of a fresh-faced conservatism." He writes a twice-weekly syndicated column for King Features and has written for The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and a variety of other publications. He appears frequently on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. Lowry also serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Shafer has edited city weeklies across the nation, including the Washington City Paper and the SF Weekly. He has written on new media for The New York Times Magazine, on the press for the New Republic and on drug policy for Science 85. His byline has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.

The Poynter Fellowship in Journalism was established in 1971 by newspaper mogul Nelson Poynter '27 M.A. Over the years, it has hosted visits to Yale by some of the best-known by-lines, voices and
visages in the news media -- from newspaper reporters and editors to news broadcasters, documentary filmmakers, communication experts and media critics. For further information, call (203) 436-2185 or visit the Poynter Fellowship website at www.yale.edu/opa/news/poynter.html.

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