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Ithaca College to celebrate National News Engagement Day

Ithaca College to celebrate National News Engagement Day

By Daniel Hart, Contributing Writer September 30, 2015

Several alumni and journalism professionals will hold presentations and discussions on the importance of engaging with the news in recognition of National News Engagement Day. National News Engagement...

Jim Hightower, Texas populist, political activist and radio commentator, spoke about the independent media and engaged in a Q&A with the audience Sept. 24 in Emerson Suites.

Q&A: Texas radio personality discusses politics and media

By Elena Piech, Contributing Writer September 30, 2015
You can’t buy a president for $31.20, but you can buy a president who will not be bought for $31.20.
Norman Solomon is an author, journalist and activist and an associate of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a media watch group. He presented and engaged in a Q&A at Ithaca College on Sept. 10.

Q&A: Journalist and activist discusses whistleblowers

By Daniel Hart, Contributing Writer September 16, 2015
In general, media with a progressive perspective is higher quality now, with less rhetoric and more clarity.
From left, Naomi Klein and David Sirota were both awarded the Izzy Award from the Park Center for Independent Media.

Park Center for Independent Media awards seventh annual Izzy Award

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer April 16, 2015
The seventh annual Izzy Award ceremony honored Naomi Klein and David Sirota for outstanding achievement in independent journalism April 15 in Emerson Suites.

Journalist visits Ithaca College to speak on national security

By Joe Byeon, Staff Writer October 3, 2014
Betty Medsger, former journalist for The Washington Post and author of the book “The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI,” was invited by the Park Center for Independent Media on Sept. 30 to discuss the significance of the burglary of an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, in 1971.
From left: Carlos Figueroa, assistant professor of politics at Ithaca College, and Jens David Ohlin, professor of law at Cornell University, host a discussion session at Ithaca College on Sept. 17.

Collegiate professors host discussion on U.S. Drone Policy

By Joe Byeon, Contributing Writer September 20, 2014
With President Barack Obama’s announcement to use drone air strikes against the Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, drone use continues to be one of the most controversial topics in modern technology.
Nick Turse, a 2014 Izzy Award winner, speaks about his work with independent media at the Park auditorium

Sixth annual Izzy Awards celebrate independent media

By Sara Kim, Staff Writer April 30, 2014
The Park Center for Independent Media honored four journalists for their achievements in reporting for independent media and discussed the impact of independent media on society at the sixth annual Izzy Award Ceremony on April 28 in Park Hall Auditorium.

College and City: April 17

April 16, 2014
Izzy Awards to recognize independent journalists, film director to present documentary screening, and more.

College and City: April 10

April 10, 2014
Free HIV testing available with anonymous process, robbery suspects charged in E. Spencer Street case and more.

College and City: Feb 20

February 19, 2014

Cornell professors to give talks about Israel boycott Ithaca College will host two speakers Feb. 25 to represent each side of the debate on the academic boycott of Israeli higher education institutions. Eric...

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND: Nov. 8–10

November 8, 2013
Your guide for what to do in Ithaca this weekend!

Social justice documentary sheds light on community media

By The Ithacan October 25, 2013

Film maker River Branch screened her latest documentary, “The Voice That Broke the Silence,” on Monday night in the Clark Lounge. Branch is an assistant professor of Communication Arts at Allegheny...

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