College Hosts Women in Journalism Panel

  • Thursday, Aug 17, 2017
Madison, Wis. (August 17, 2017) – Edgewood College is pleased to invite Greater Madison to a special and timely panel discussion.

The Battle is Never Over:  Overcoming adversity in the news business.
4:00-6:30 p.m.
Monday, August 28, 2017
Anderson Auditorium

On The Edge, the Edgewood College student newspaper, hosts a discussion on the challenges facing those in the news business.

Five impressive and experienced women journalists, including an alumna of Edgewood College who now makes her living as an editor and writer in the international community, will share their ideas and answer your questions about the new challenges in print and digital journalism—and the dilemmas facing journalists in the wild and wooly media future.

The event will be moderated by Ellen Foley, former Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal. Panelists include Dee Hall, Co-Founder of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism; Judith Davidoff, Editor, Isthmus; Jessica Benton Cooney, ’04, USAID Center for Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights & Governance; Teryl Franklin, Senior Editor for Audience Development, Wisconsin State Journal; Karen Lincoln Michel, Editor, Madison Magazine, and President, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.


A reception will follow immediately after the panel session.
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