Carol Off to Present 19th Annual Kesterton Lecture at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Carol Off, host of CBC Radio One’s current affairs program As it Happens, will deliver the 19th annual Kesterton Lecture at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ University: Taking Sides: Journalists, Sources and Crossing the Line.
The lecture is presented by ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s School of Journalism and Communication in the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA).
When: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Where: Room 2220, Richcraft Hall, ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Info: This event is free and registration is . A campus map is available online.
Media are invited to attend the event.
In this lecture, Off will examine the profession of journalism itself. In the journalist’s quest to balance obligations as a human being with the obligation to bear witness, Off will discuss the line of impartiality and whether there are times when it must be crossed.
The lecture will be moderated by veteran journalist Joyce Napier, Ottawa bureau chief for CTV National News.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Carol Off
Off has reported extensively on both Canadian and international current affairs – delivering powerful coverage of conflicts and events from across the globe. She reported on the fallout from the 9/11 disasters from New York, as well as from Washington, London, Cairo and Afghanistan. She has covered Canadian military missions around the world.
She is the author of numerous books, including All We Leave Behind: A Reporter’s Journey into the Lives of Others – winner of British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, as well as a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Off’s work has been recognized with a Gemini; two gold medals from the New York Festival of Television; a selected screening at the Monte Carlo Television Festival; several awards and citations from the Columbia Television awards; a Gabriel award; a B’nai Brith Award and number of awards and citations from the National Radio and Television Association.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ the Kesterton Lecture
The Kesterton Lecture, ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Journalism’s signature annual public event, honours Wilfred Kesterton’s pioneering contribution to journalism education in Canada. Saskatchewan-born Kesterton was a newspaperman and Second World War veteran when he became one of the earliest graduates of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Bachelor of Journalism program in 1949. As the school’s second full-time faculty member, he was a leading figure in the program for 40 years.
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