Name: Reflection on Student Media Coverage of an Election: What Worked, What Didn’t & Suggestions for the Future
Start: 2025-04-07T09:00:00-0700
End: 2025-04-07T10:00:00-0700

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Monday April 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

W306

Election shows are a great opportunity for students to engage in our country’s democracy. As faculty/advisors, it is important that we guide students in the production of local, regional and national stories that are unbiased and relevant. This panel will discuss student media coverage of the 2024 elections, both on election night and leading up to November 5th. Panelists will discuss what went well, what didn’t and lessons/strategies to take into the NEXT election cycle.
Moderator: Stephanie L. Anderson, University of South Florida
Panelists:
Robin Cecala, Professor, Point Park University, U-View Television Advisor
Ken Fischer, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Barbara Merckx, Instructor & News Director for OU Nightly at the University of Oklahoma
Derek Wood, Professional Instructor of Journalism & Digital Media at Ashland University, Faculty Advisor and General Manager of 88.9 WRDL

Stephanie Anderson (moderator), Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Moderators

Dr. Stephanie L. Anderson

Assistant Professor of Instruction, University of South Florida

Speakers

Barbara Merckx

Oklahoma University

Robin Cecala

Professor, Point Park University

Kenneth A. Fischer

Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Ken Fischer is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska. He worked in the broadcasting industry for more than two decades. His career included work in public broadcasting, commercial production, and cable television. In the early 1980s, he served as Assistant... Read More →

Derek Wood

Ashland University

Monday April 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
W306

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Dr. Stephanie L. Anderson

Barbara Merckx

Robin Cecala

Kenneth A. Fischer

Derek Wood

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