Explaining Things to People Who Already ‘Know It All’: Making the News Make Sense

Yale Alumni Journalism Association
invites you to

Explaining Things to People Who Already 'Know It All':
Making the News Make Sense

Thursday, April 21st, 2016
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Union Club
8 Park Street
Boston, MA 02108

Join us for a discussion on the challenges of reporting on complex issues and topics in the 24/7 age of social media —speaker line up below.

Light appetizers and cash bar included. Also learn more about the Yale Alumni Journalism Association (YAJA), a shared interest group that provides a forum for Yale alumni to engage in topics relating to journalism and the media and participate in the national conversationon the role of a free press. Questions about this event and YAJA can be directed to Donal Toole ’97 MPPM at yalejournalists@gmail.com.

• Julian Fisher ’69 (moderator): Neurologist and photojournalist
• Richard Parker: Lecturer & Senior Fellow at Shorenstein Center (Kennedy School); Oxford-trained economist; cofounder of Mother Jones, as well as Investigative Reporters & Editors; editorial board chair of The Nation
• Stephen Kinzer: Senior Fellow at Watson Institute (Brown University); award-winning foreign correspondent (Boston Globe, New York Times)