March 3.2008

McGregor Center, 656 W. Kirby FAB, Wayne State University
Detroit, 48202

Renowned journalist Nick Clooney will speak on March 3, 2008 at Wayne State University's Center for the Study of Citizenship (CSC). The event is free and open to the public and will take place at 7 p.m. at WSU's McGregor Center.

Clooney, currently the host of "Moments that Changed Us" on AmericanLife TV, will discuss the civics of traditional and new journalism, alongside Dan Gillmor, director of the Center for Citizen Media at Arizona State University. Both veteran newsmen offer insight into the state of professional journalism, how news is collected and disseminated, and how the boundaries between citizen and journalist often overlap. As CSC's director Marc Kruman explains, "the global nature of citizen-produced media does not recognize established, traditional borders, which is why we need to talk about contemporary definitions of citizenship and what it means to be a journalist today."