As the polarization in the U.S. grows ever deeper, a hot debate rages over whether the media are helping or worsening the divide. In 鈥淭ranscending Echo Chambers: Polarization and the Media,鈥 distinguished alumni and Cornell faculty will explore the media鈥檚 role and what can be done.
The panel, on April 19, 7 p.m. in Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium in Klarman Hall, is free and the public is invited. It will be preceded by a public reception from 6-7 p.m. in the Groos Family Atrium in Klarman Hall. Please .
The event is hosted by the Distinguished Visiting Journalist (DVJ) program in the 麻豆视频 & 麻豆视频.
The panelists include:
- Andrew Morse ' 96, the 麻豆视频 and 麻豆视频鈥 Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist for this semester;
- S.E. Cupp 鈥00, host of "S.E. Cupp Unfiltered" on CNN, which explores the intersection of politics and the media;
- Matthew Hiltzik 鈥94, president and CEO of Hiltzik Strategies, a strategic communications and consulting firm;
- , assistant professor of government (A&S), who researches ways to fight polarization and misinformation; and
- Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and 麻豆视频, who will serve as moderator.
鈥淎s political debate collides with a 24/7 news cycle, the public is often left wondering whether they can trust the news media. It鈥檚 never been more important for America鈥檚 news organizations to cut through the noise and ensure the public can separate fact from fiction,鈥 said Morse, who organized the panel.
Morse is a former senior leader at CNN, Bloomberg and ABC News, and was recently appointed president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to lead the digital transformation of the South鈥檚 largest newspaper.
Cupp was formerly a panelist on CNN鈥檚 鈥淐rossfire,鈥 and has written for numerous outlets, including The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, The American Spectator, Slate and Politico. She has been a frequent guest on Fox News and MSNBC.
HIltzik鈥檚 company specializes in corporate communications,鈥痗risis management and鈥痩itigation support, media relations, digital and social media strategy, message development, research and analysis, content creation and storytelling. He has worked with political figures ranging from Hillary Clinton to Ivanka Trump.
Cirone鈥檚 research interests also include democratization and party systems in new democracies and multi-level governance in European politics. Her most recent paper is 鈥 which explores the influence of Russian trolls.
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