Jacobs, Lawrence R.2020-09-162020-09-162006-03-07https://hdl.handle.net/11299/216221Journalists and editors file stories in the face of nearly unprecedented political polarization, the flourishing of a vibrant and at times unruly blogosphere, and sophisticated political consultants determined to frustrate the press by programming candidates to robotically repeat poll-tested talking points. The longstanding press norm of objectivity is now being stretched as coverage of "both sides" often means coverage of extreme views, amplifying fractious debates and deflecting the press from performing its responsibility as a "watch dog." Meanwhile, Americans are bewildered and turned off, distrusting what the candidates say and journalists report. The strains in news reporting have spawned justifiable alarm as well as inchoate and misplaced criticisms. The Humphrey School's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is joining with the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law and the Minnesota Journalism Center, both in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, to sponsor a series of forums in 2006 on news reporting of elections. The purpose of the series is to bring together prominent media commentators, working journalists and those who work on election campaigns in order to focus and ground criticism of the press and to foster an environment receptive to innovation in campaign reporting. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a nationally distinguished scholar and media commentator, will launch the series with a talk on "Truth Telling in Campaign Ads." Her presentation will be followed by a discussion with Pat Kessler (television reporter and radio host) and Tom Horner (a public relations consultant).Lawrence Jacobs (University of Minnesota professor) will moderate the event. Kathleen Hall Jamieson is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Walter and Leonore Annenberg Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on political campaigns, Dr. Jamieson has received numerous teaching and service awards, including the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award. She is the recipient of many fellowships and grants including support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Ford Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The MacArthur Foundation and The Carnegie Corporation of New York. Dr. Jamieson is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society. She is the author, co-author or editor of fifteen books, including The 2000 Presidential Election and the Foundations of Party Politics (Cambridge, 2004); The Press Effect (Oxford, 2003); Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You’re Wrong (Basic Books, 2000); Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction and Democracy (Oxford, 1992); Beyond the Double Bind: Women and Leadership (Oxford, 1995); and Spiral of Cynicism: Press and Public Good (Oxford, 1997). She received the Speech Communication Association's Golden Anniversary Book Award for Packaging the Presidency (Oxford, 1984) and the Winans-Wichelns Book Award for Eloquence in an Electronic Age (Oxford, 1988).During the 2004 general election, Jamieson regularly appeared on NOW with Bill Moyers and The NewsHour. Thomas F. Horner is a founder and principal of Himle Horner Inc., a public relations/public affairs firm. Himle Horner provides counsel to state, regional and national clients on public affairs, corporate communications, media relations, crisis communications and other areas. Before forming Himle Horner, Horner was vice president and general manager of the Minnesota office of Hill and Knowlton. Prior to Hill and Knowlton, Horner worked for former U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger (R-MN). He joined Durenberger as press secretary during Durenberger’s first campaign for the U.S. Senate (1978). After Durenberger’s election to the U.S. Senate, Horner served in Washington, D.C., as the senator’s press secretary and chief of staff. Horner is a native of Minneapolis and a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Pat Kessler is a reporter for WCCO TV and has covered state government, politics, campaigns and conventions since 1984 — longer than any other TV reporter in the Twin Cities. Pat studied English and journalism at Macalester College in St. Paul and prior to joining WCCO-TV, Pat was a reporter for Minnesota Public Radio, and a technical assistant for 'A Prairie Home Companion' with Garrison Keillor.enCampaign AdsKathleen Hall JamiesonPat KesslerTHOMAS HORNERPresentation