Programs

Casa Grande, AZ – [discussion] Join us for a FRANK Talk on how to find the right prescription for healthy media consumption.

Portland, OR – [discussion] The 2018-19 Think & Drink series presents four provocative conversations about journalism and justice. Join renowned writers at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland to explore questions relating to white nationalism, militia movements, war, police violence, and mass incarceration. 

Online – [statewide] Delaware Humanities will conduct a ten-part podcast series entitled “A Matter of Facts” that will feature scholars and journalists exploring a variety of issues facing Delaware today. (Public)

Select Locations, AR – [lecture, panel] A series of public lectures and community discussions exploring questions relating to the future of journalism, its role in local communities, and how to define news literacy in the era of fake news. Events will be in Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock, and Magnolia. (Public, Students)

Statewide, OH – [resources] The council will work with journalism scholars, Pulitzer Prize winners, and journalists to produce a collection of materials that will explore a range of media literacy ideas to help Ohioans employ media literacy tools in their consumption of print, broadcast, and social media. (Public)

Atlanta, GA – [panel, guide, digital] A series of three public programs to take place in 2019, conducted in partnership with the Atlanta Press Club and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, will offer citizens of Atlanta the opportunity to examine and better understand today’s complex media landscape through bringing together local reporters with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists. (Public, Students, Educators)

Statewide, CT – [grants, videos, workshop] The council will work as convener to help facilitate a statewide exploration about why people are distrustful of the news, how technology is changing information consumption, and how citizens can better evaluate news sources. (Public, Students, Educators)

Statewide, WV – [forums, podcast, radio] A series of three public programs featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Eric Eyre, Eric Newhouse, and John Hackworth, as well as a podcast with Eyre and radio rebroadcast of the forums. (Public)

Statewide, RI – [podcast, radio, forum] The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities will create a six-part series of podcasts, radio segments, and a public forum that will examine provocative questions and critical challenges facing the media. (Public)

Statewide, IN – [hikes, discussion] Indiana Humanities will use nature and literature to help Hoosiers connect to the land and discuss how to be informed and active citizens. A special trek for journalists will also take place. (Public)

Select Locations, WA – [community conversation] The council will host eleven Think & Drink events in five locations across Washington, along with two larger public events featuring a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer on either side of the state. Topics will include “fake news,” new technology, and the future of journalism. (Public)

Chicago, IL – [conference] This two-day event will feature talks, workshops, and clinics highlighting journalistic work that incorporates public dialogue and participation into the reporting process, with an aim of creating an opportunity for reflection and dialogue between journalists and the public. (Public)

Select Locations, WI – [conversations, panels, workshop] Working with local steering committees, the council will organize community events in five cities that examine the role of journalism through the lens of issues crucial to those cities. From race relations to water, these events will bring together journalists, scholars, and community leaders. (Public, Journalists)

Select Locations, MO – [panels, lectures, community conversations] Throughout the year, the Missouri Humanities Council will explore the role of journalism in four major areas of the state: Columbia, Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City through public forums, lectures, panels, and community conversations. (Students, Public)

Select Locations, NV – [salons] Nevada Humanities will expand its Salon and Pop-Up Salon series in Reno and statewide, producing six regular Salon programs in Reno and six Pop-Up Salons in Las Vegas, Fallon, Elko, Ely, Mesquite, and Incline Village. (Public)