The "How Journalism Works" Panel Discussion Series No. 1: “Separating News From Opinion”

Name: The "How Journalism Works" Panel Discussion Series No. 1: “Separating News From Opinion”
Start: 2025-09-06T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Worcester Public Library

Schedule

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Worcester Public Library | Worcester, MA

With the "How Journalism Works" panel discussions, presented by the Worcester Journalism Association, news and media professionals from all over Worcester and beyond will come together in a series of six discussions aimed at promoting media literacy, a general understanding of how news works, and how different journalists and organizations have different approaches.
The first panel will be:
“Separating News From Opinion”
Date: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6
Moderator: Lee Hill, Executive Editor, GBH
Panel Members:

Michael McDermott (Executive Editor, Telegram & Gazette)
Jasmine Jina Ortiz (author, podcaster and journalist)
Kristen Payson (Editor, The Landmark)
Hank Stolz (Host, Talk of the Commonwealth)

The panel discussions are all set for 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month between September and March, except December, in the Saxe Room of the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem St., Worcester.

The Worcester Journalism Association is a loose association of journalism and news media professionals. The series is coordinated by Victor D. Infante (Features Editor, Telegram & Gazette).