Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2003
¾¨Ó㴫ý is offering "Government Communications: A Workshop on Dealing with the Media" Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Theater.
Matthew Mangino, a 1985 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate and current Lawrence County district attorney, will moderate a panel discussion on how the media covers government officials.
Members of the panel include Joe Bell, reporter for WKBN-TV; Ed Byers, news assignment director at WYTV-TV; Joan Hemming a 1986 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate and reporter for WKST Radio; and Debbie Morris, reporter for the New Castle News.
"This is the first in a series of workshops that Matt offered to moderate this year," said Dr. Deborah Mitchell, assistant professor of English and public relations at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "The second discussion on community relations will take place in November."
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Mitchell at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail dmitchel@westminster.edu.