“Accountability Journalism in the Digital Age”

Thursday, February 18 from 4:00- 6:00 PM in the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge

The University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication will welcome Stephen Engelberg as the 2016 Ruhl Lecturer.

“Accountability Journalism in the Digital Age”

With the economic model of journalism irrevocably disrupted, the question of how to fund investigative reporting has taken center stage. The founding fathers saw watchdog reporting as essential to our democracy and it’s why journalism is the only enterprise specifically protected by the Constitution. Non-profits like ProPublica, where Engelberg is the editor-in-chief, have proven their value on national stories, but it remains an open question whether the model can flourish at the local or regional level.

For those planning on attending, please RSVP. A reception will follow the lecture.

Stephen Engelberg is editor-in-chief of ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that uses the moral force of investigative journalism to expose abuses of power and spur reform. He previously founded the investigative unit at The New York Times and served as managing editor of The Oregonian. His work has won two George Polk Awards for reporting, and two projects he supervised won the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the co-author of Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War.