From Our Archive
Feb. 4, 1998
Scripps Howard
Foundation hosts National Roundtable
CINCINNATI -- A panel
of distinguished media professionals will discuss the issue of
privacy in modern society during a national roundtable at
Cincinnatiís Aronoff Center on Saturday, Feb.
14.
The National Roundtable, sponsored by the Scripps
Howard Foundation and moderated by newswoman Judy Woodruff of
the Cable News Network, is open to the public, free of charge.
Tickets are required for admission and may be obtained from
the Aronoff Center box office.
"The perception
that our personal privacy is diminishing is troubling to many
citizens," said Judy Clabes, president and CEO of the Scripps
Howard Foundation. "We live in a high-speed world that is
having a profound impact on how the media, of all disciplines,
gathers and reports news.
"That, in turn, has had a profound impact
on the reasonable expectations of public and private figures
to some semblance of privacy in their lives. The roundtable
will be an opportunity for reasoned discussion and for a
search for answers to the problem."
Roundtable participants include Louis D.
Boccardi, president and CEO of The Associated Press;
Ann Lewis, assistant to the president and
director of the White House Office of Communications;
Nick Clooney, veteran television and
newspaper journalist, now a columnist for The Cincinnati Post;
Thomas Greer, vice president and senior
editor of the Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer; Angus
McEachran, editor and president of The Commercial
Appeal in Memphis; Robert W. Burdick, editor
of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver; and Cynthia
Tucker, editorial page editor of the Atlanta
Constitution.
A video tape of the
roundtable discussion will be distributed to college and
university schools of journalism, to libraries, and to
organizations interested in privacy issues.
Dedicated to excellence in journalism, the Scripps
Howard Foundation is a leader in industry efforts in
journalism education, scholarships, internships, literacy,
minority recruitment/development, and First Amendment causes.
The American Press Institute is producing the roundtable for
the foundation.
Contact: Patty Cottingham, Scripps Howard Foundation, 513-977-3847, cottingham@scripps.com