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"From Classroom to Newsroom: Learning Ethical Leadership" workshop in New York City, February 21, 2020

Join the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication and The Center for Ethical Leadership in the Media for a workshop on learning, teaching and practicing ethical leadership in the newsroom and the announcement of a new curriculum on ethical leadership in news organizations.

UTNY Campus
28 W. 44th, 15th floor
February 21, 2020
10:00 am - 2:30 pm (Lunch provided)

Schedule of Events:

10:00-10:10 am: Welcome by Jay Bernhardt, Dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin

10:10-10:25 am: Keynote — Leadership is About the Future of News
Carolyn McGourty Supple, executive director of The Center for Ethical Leadership in the Media

10:25-11:15 am: What Journalists Need to Know About Leadership
Karen Pensiero, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal; Andrew Morse, executive vice president/general manager of CNN Worldwide; Chris Sheridan Wake Forest professor and media executive; and Kathleen McElroy, director of the UT School of Journalism

11:15-12:00 pm: The Challenges for News Organizations and Shaping Organizational Culture
Gloria Rivera, Center for Ethical Leadership in the Media/ABC News and UT Professors Jennifer Jones Barbour and Minette Drumwright

12:00-12:30 pm: Working Lunch

12:30-1:00 pm: The Challenges for Journalists (Especially Women)
Elisa Muñoz executive director for the International Women’s Media Foundation and UT Professor Gina Chen

1:00-1:30 pm: Leading Your Career with Ethics and Values
UT Professor Robert Prentice director of “Ethics Unwrapped”

1:30-2:15 pm: Conversation with Future Leaders about the Future
UT Professor Joe Cutbirth and Moody student leaders Brynna Boyd, Benjamin Cohen, Erin Eubanks and Graysen Golter

2:15-2:30 pm: Concluding Comments
Carolyn McGourty Supple, Kathleen McElroy, Minette Drumwright