Event: "A Free Press and the Public Trust"
Date:  Monday June 23, 2003
Time: Noon
Place: Baruch College Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Contact: 212 802 2851

An informed citizenry, granting enormous powers to its elected government, finds
protection from tyranny in an open and unintimidated exchange of ideas.  There is a
tradition in the United States that the press dedicates itself to this vital aspect of the
common good through the reliable and accurate dissemination of news.

Recent turmoil at The New York Times has reverberated through the world of
journalism, leading many news organizations to re-examine how they police
themselves and set their standards of accuracy and responsibility in light of this
tradition of public trust -- a trust which seems to be eroding.

What must the press do to restore its credibility?

Baruch President Ned Regan has announced that at noon, June 23, 2003, at the
College’s Vertical Campus Building, 55 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor, a panel of
distinguished experts will discuss “A Free Press and the Public Trust”. The event is
free and open to the public (though reservations are required).  Lunch will be
served.

For reservations, contact (212) 802-2851.

The panelists will include:  TOM GOLDSTEIN, former dean of the Graduate School of
Journalism at Columbia University and, prior to that, at the University of California at
Berkeley;  GENEVA OVERHOLSER, Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the
University of Missouri School of Journalism and former member of  the editorial
board of The New York Times; DOROTHY RABINOWITZ, The Wall Street Journal's
media critic and a member of its editorial board; and JAN SCHAFFER, Executive
Director of the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and former business editor for The
Philadelphia Inquirer.