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Source: Gloria Freeland, 785-532-0721, gfreela@k-state.edu

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

RELIGION AND MEDIA TOPIC OF PANEL AT K-STATE SEPT. 20

MANHATTAN -- Religious themes are prominent in the news today, encompassing politics, stewardship of the environment, education, lifestyles, responsible investing, aid to other countries, culture and other issues.

"Religion and the Media," a panel discussion sponsored by the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas State University, will explore how well media organizations cover religion and will offer tips on how media might improve their religion coverage.

The panel discussion, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union, will be moderated by Bill Tammeus, the faith columnist for the Kansas City Star. Tammeus is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and he was a member of the Star staff that won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.

Among his awards are first place for religious reporting from the Kansas Press Association in 2004; a 1996 finalist ranking for religion and spirituality writing from the American Society of Newspaper Editors; a 2001 award for best in-depth reporting on religion in the opinion writing category from the American Academy of Religion; and fellowships from the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Other panelists will come from a variety of faith groups on the K-State campus and in the Manhattan community.

The panel is part of Community Cultural Harmony Week, which includes lectures, movies, workshops and other activities that celebrate diversity. The theme for this year is "Building a Diverse, Inclusive Manhattan."

The Huck Boyd Center is also sponsoring its eighth annual Huck Boyd Lecture in Community Media Sept. 20. Bill Buzenberg, the executive director of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., will be the speaker for that lecture, which is at 10:30 a.m. in Forum Hall of the K-State Student Union. He will discuss "Independent Media Matter -- to You and the World."