Native journalists to speak at University of Oklahoma
Written by SARA NORTON, Native American Journalists Association Thursday, 05 November 2009 16:57
NORMAN, Okla. – Two Native American journalists from the Osage News in Pawhuska will speak about current trends in the journalism industry at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at The University of Oklahoma.
Shannon Shaw, interim editor of the Osage News, and Benny Polacca, a staff writer at the Osage News, will discuss current trends including layoffs and transitioning content online.
Shaw is a former reporter at the Santa Fe New Mexican and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Polacca is a former reporter at The Forum newspaper in Fargo, N.D. and a graduate of Arizona State University.
The event is hosted by the OU chapter of the Native American Journalists Association and will be held at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, 395 W. Lindsey, in Norman.
A mixer will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the first floor in the new wing of Gaylord Hall. The lecture and discussion will follow at 6 p.m. and is held in the Gaylord’s state of the art auditorium. The public is invited to both events.
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