Cost Lunch Keynote—Getting Started in Conference Attendees are also encouraged to attend the 2014 This conference is free. Journalism Lovejoy Panel Discussion at 4 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium, Travel and lodging stipends may be available. Diamond Building. Jim Risen, investigative reporter, To register, please visit What’s the Watchdog on a Short Leash: The Escalating New York Times colby.edu/goldfarb/journalismconference Conflict between Press Freedoms and National , the recipient of the 2014 Security Surveillance For more information, please contact: Lovejoy Award, has received recognition Alice Elliott, Story? The absence of federal shield law protections, coupled with for some of the most important reporting Associate Director, Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs the escalating number of prosecutions for intelligence-related in the 21st century. In 2006 he and and Civic Engagement whistleblowers disclosures, has placed enormous new pressures The Fundamentals of his New York Times reporting partner Eric Lichtblau on reporters and news outlets. At the same time, the urgency Colby College won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for of providing the public with more accurate information about [email protected] Responsible Journalism for their “carefully sourced stories on secret domestic government surveillance practices has intensified. This panel 207-859-5313 eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the College Editors and Reporters of renowned reporters, media experts, and whistleblowers boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting Keep up with the latest conference info on Twitter! will chart the evolution of this issue and discuss how the civil liberty.” He is the author of four books including #ColbyJournoCon foundations of press freedoms may be under siege. A One-Day Conference for State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration, a 2006 national bestseller. Risen will base Student Journalists his keynote remarks on his experiences in the field of Panelists include: journalism and give advice to those planning to embark Siobhan Gorman, reporter, Wall Street Journal October 5, 2014 on their own careers. Thomas Drake, former senior executive of the U.S. National #ColbyJournoCon Security Agency, whistleblower Fritz Byers, communications lawyer; lecturer in law, Life after College: Preparing for a University of Toledo Career in Journalism Rebecca Corbett, senior enterprise editor for the New York David Shribman, vice president and Times, will moderate the panel. executive editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Please join us for the 2014 Lovejoy Convocation There is a prescribed path into a medical recognizing Investigative Reporter for the New York he aine enter for career. There is a well-documented, well- Times Jim Risen at 5:30 p.m. in Lorimer Chapel. T M C ublic nterest eporting trod path to a legal career. But there is P I R no single path to a career in journalism. About the Conference Hosts In that regard, as in so many others, it is like joining Hosting an array of important and influential speakers the circus. But David Shribman, the executive editor each year, the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a veteran of the New Engagement provides Colby students with the means to make York Times, and connections between their work and contemporary political, will provide some guideposts if not exactly a map to a economic, social, and environmental issues. satisfying career in journalism, though he acknowledges that his advice might be equally applicable to a career at The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, cofounded Ringling Brothers, where the pay is better. by John Christie and Naomi Schalit, works to fulfill the responsibility of a free press in the American democracy by providing independent reporting to Maine citizens about their government and elections. The nonpartisan center’s stories are distributed to 32 daily and weekly newspapers and two radio stations, reaching more than 900,000 adults from Kittery to Fort Kent. About the Conference Session Descriptions Few college newspaper journalists have had the benefit of Leads, Nut Grafs, and the Big Reaction Round Tables: Your Tough training in core journalistic principles. They do the best Question: So What? Questions Answered by the Pros they can, but when stories and sources get difficult, they What’s the have to make tough decisions that can affect people’s lives. Matt Apuzzo ’00, Reporter, New York Times Too often, college journalists must make those decisions Let’s begin at the beginning: the lead. Jack without the benefit of a solid foundation in journalism Cappon called it “the agony of square Story? ethics and practice. one.” The lede and the nut graf have This conference will provide attendees with answers to always been important, but never more so the fundamental questions any journalist must consider: than today. If you can’t explain what your The Fundamentals of What is the journalist’s obligation to the community he or story is about and why I should care, it will never break John Christie, publisher and senior reporter, Maine Responsible Journalism she covers? What is news, and what isn’t? How does news through the noise. Center for Public Interest Reporting: “The use and abuse differ from opinion? What are the standards for sources of sources” and attribution? Is there a threshold for verification Naomi Schalit, executive director and senior reporter, for College Editors and must reporters remain independent and unbiased Libel and Other Legal Concerns for Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting: “A document at all times? What is meant by “comprehensive” and Student Journalists and Reporters state of mind and your right to know” “proportional?” What are the legal standards of libel? Fritz Byers, communications lawyer; Eileen Sullivan Lambert, reporter, Associated Press: “I’m A One-Day Conference Attendees will also be asked to provide conference lecturer in law, The University of Toledo paid not to have an opinion?” organizers in advance with an important ethical question for Student Journalists While the 1st Amendment grants the they have faced as college journalists. Answering those Barbara Walsh, “A Reporter’s Journey: Pulitzer Prize- press wide latitude on how stories might questions will be the focus of in-depth discussion sessions winning journalist Barbara Walsh talks about covering be covered, there are legal limits and The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic with students led by experienced journalists. stories that changed laws and lives” serious implications for crossing the line. Engagement at Colby College and the Maine Center This lively, thought-provoking session will review a host for Public Interest Reporting will offer college of scenarios where young media professionals might newspaper editors, reporters, advisers and those confront legal challenges. Knowing libel and other legal interested in a career in journalism an opportunity to issues is a “must” for all journalists. learn about the fundamentals of responsible journalism. The conference will include interactive workshops, lectures and panel discussions led by award-winning journalists from , the Washington 4000 Mayflower Hill Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and many other first-rate When: Sunday, October 5, 2014 Waterville, ME 04901 new outlets. The conference will also feature a keynote luncheon Conference Schedule address by Pulitzer prize-winning investigative About the Lovejoy Convocation 8:15 a.m. Check in and Welcome journalist James Risen of the New York Times. Later in Colby’s Lovejoy Award, established in 1952, honors a the afternoon conference participants will be invited to member of the newspaper profession who continues Elijah 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Session One: Leads, Nut Grafs, and the Big Question: So What? | Diamond 122 attend a panel of media professionals who will discuss Parish Lovejoy’s heritage of fearlessness and freedom. The 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Session Two: Libel and Other Legal Concerns for Student Journalists | Diamond 122 the escalating conflict between press freedoms and recipient may be an editor, reporter, or publisher who 10:40 – Noon Reaction Roundtables: Your Tough Questions Answered by the Pros | Schair-Swenson-Watson national security surveillance. has contributed to the nation’s journalistic achievement. Alumni Center, Parker-Reed Room Criteria include integrity, craftsmanship, character, “The @GoldfarbCenter’s conference was incredible Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch with Keynote Speaker, 2014 Lovejoy Award Recipient Jim Risen | Schair-Swenson-Watson intelligence, and courage. Two previous recipients include: today. Certainly changed how I will run Alumni Center, Parker-Reed Room @TheVeritasNews going forward.” • Bob Woodward, best-selling author and reporter for 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Session Three: Life after College: Preparing for a Career in Journalism | Schair-Swenson-Watson @shepard_cody Alumni Center, Parker-Reed Room • Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, international correspondent 2:30 - 3 p.m. Final Feedback and Networking Session | Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Parker-Reed Room for NPR