Below are the Democracy & the Informed Citizen programs that occured around Kentucky. Some of the programs were recorded. You can listen to them by clicking on the links.
Hazard Community and Technical College: Journalism in Rural America, was held Thursday, May 19th at Hazard Community and Technical College, sponsored by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the the University of Kentucky.
The panel discussion featured:
As a component of their work, some People’s Movement activists promote writing activities that honor and celebrate the voices of Over-the-Rhine residents and workers. This presentation gathers a group of People’s Movement activists and allies to share their stories of struggle, resilience, and social uplift, including ongoing work on publishing a book of Over-the-Rhine community writings and creating an Over-the-Rhine Community Press.
With OTR Community Writing Collaborative members: Dr. Christopher Wilkey, Associate Professor, Department of English at Northern Kentucky University and co-director of Over-the-Rhine Community Writing Collaborative; Dr. Brian Bailie, Associate Professor of English and Community Writing at University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash; Bonnie Neumeier, long-time Over-the-Rhine resident, community activist and writer; Gabriela Godinez Feregrino, Streetvibes Editor and Chief; Dr. Katelyn Lusher, Streetvibes Archive Curator; Ms. June Alexander, long-time Over-the-Rhine resident, community activist and writer; and Janiah Miller, NKU alum, Cincinnati activist and writer.
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6:00 – 7:30 PM The George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium, Griffin Hall
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Democracy & The Press with Kim Johnson Flodin, Deputy News Director and Andrew Harnik and Julio Cortez, Photographers from the Associated Press
Kim Johnson Flodin
Deputy News Director, Newsgathering and Photos, The Associated Press
Kim Johnson Flodin, based in Chicago, partners with other managers to drive standout cross-format spot and enterprise reporting in the AP's Central region. Included in her portfolio is managing the region's prize-winning photo staff.
Before taking on her current role, Flodin served for three years as news editor for Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. In that role, she worked with AP journalists throughout the three states to break news on the biggest stories of the day as well as produce deeply reported enterprise that set the news agenda. Coverage during that time included the funeral of George H.W. Bush, Hurricane Harvey and the 2018 elections.
Flodin previously was the Texas-Arkansas-Oklahoma news editor for photos for six years. Before joining the AP in 2000 as a photographer in the Los Angeles bureau, Flodin worked as a staff photographer at The Wichita Eagle in Kansas, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Sacramento Bee, where she covered sports and news features in Asia and Europe, as well as northern California. She is a graduate of Santa Clara University and did post-graduate work at San Francisco State University.
Andrew Harnik
Staff Photographer, The Associated Press
Born and raised in the Washington, DC area, Andrew Harnik has worked as a newspaper and magazine photojournalist since 2003. He joined the Associated Press as a staff photographer in 2015. He has been recognized with awards from the Photos of the Year International and National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism competitions, as well as the White House News Photographers Association for the past 13 years in a row including the Political Photograph of the Year in 2012, and again in 2017, a top honor.
His work has taken him around the world with top U.S. diplomats and all over the country with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden and many others in their race for president.
For many years Andrew's work was focused off Capitol Hill and away from the White House, telling stories of the nation's capital that are often overlooked. He believes that the stories of everyday people are as rewarding and important as covering high profile events and public figures. Andrew lives in downtown Washington, D.C. with his wife and their dog, Scout.
Julio Cortez
Staff Photographer, The Associated Press
Julio Cortez is a Pulitzer Prize staff photographer for The Associated Press covering Baltimore. A graduate of Cal State University, Northridge, and a native of Mexico City, Julio began his career as a reporting stringer for the LA Times and LA Daily News out of high school.
While working his way through Cal State, Julio covered mostly high school and college sports for the Daily News. He participated in photography internships ranging from Spanish publications in Dallas and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, a mid-size paper in West Texas and The Associated Press in Chicago. Upon graduation, Julio worked at the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers based with the Vero Beach Press Journal in Florida for 15 months then moved on to a three-year stint at the Houston Chronicle.
Julio’s career as an AP staff photojournalist started with an 8.5-year assignment covering New Jersey. The recent immigration developments at the U.S./Mexico Border, the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the first Impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, the Boston Marathon bombing terrorists manhunt and Superstorm Sandy are among notable news events he has photographed.
He photographed the London and Rio Summer Olympics, the Sochi and Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as well as numerous U.S. Open tennis tournaments, Super Bowls and golf tournaments.
Julio is a Part-107 FAA certified drone pilot which has allowed his work covering immigration at the border to be featured by many publications.
On the lighter side of things, Julio loves photographing the moon, and he has lined up the celestial body with many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building.
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September 23, 2020 - 7:00 pm EDT - Transy.edu/lens
Prominent photographers to discuss campaign photography in a digital world at Transylvania, Kentucky Humanities event
Four photographers who spent years in and around the White House and national political campaigns came together for a virtual discussion on Sept. 23 hosted by Transylvania University and Kentucky Humanities.
“Through the Lens: Campaign Photography in a Digital World” examines the role visuals play in campaigns and whether digital imagery serves as a reliable source of information. The discussion included award-winning photographers Sharon Farmer, Ryan Morris, Paul Morse and Chris Usher and will be moderated by local journalist and Transy Rambler adviser Jennifer Palumbo.
“Kentucky Humanities’ Democracy and the Informed Citizen initiative looks at the ‘shifting media landscape and how it affects our ability to access information, assess its credibility, and analyze its significance.’ This discussion will challenge audience members to understand the role visuals play in campaigns and whether digital imagery serves as a reliable source of information,” said Megan Moloney, Transylvania’s vice president for marketing and communications.
Bill Goodman, executive director of Kentucky Humanities, said, "As an adjunct journalism professor at Transylvania, I try to demonstrate to my class why journalism matters and how American journalism has historically responded to periods of political upheaval and social change. Journalism has always been there in a developing democracy to report the truth and base the truth on facts. This is what Democracy and the Informed Citizen is all about.”
The photographers participating in “Through the Lens” are also part “Fact/itious,” the first exhibition of the year in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery. The exhibition will be hosted online from Sept. 8 to Oct. 9. They will also connect with Transylvania students and faculty virtually to discuss their careers and photography.
The 7 p.m. virtual event, which will be hosted on Transylvania’s website and YouTube channel, kicks off the university’s New Frontiers event series for 2020.
Democracy and the Informed Citizen is administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy, the humanities, journalism and an informed citizenry. The series, including “Through the Lens,” is also funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Kentucky Humanities is a nonprofit affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. For information about Kentucky Humanities’ programs and services, visit kyhumanities.org.
For more information on this event, visit https://www.transy.edu/lens.