Award-winning journalist Michael Hewlett to engage in dialogue on Jan. 20th
Davidson Local and news enthusiasts warmly invite the public to a lively and informative dialogue with award-winning journalist Michael Hewlett on Jan 20th at 2:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army Building, 314 W 9th Ave, Lexington, NC.
This event will follow the MLK Day Parade.
We are pleased to announce that this open and welcoming event is completely FREE and open to the public. Coffee, hot chocolate, and refreshments will be served, all at no cost.
Hewlett, a native of Richmond, Virginia, covers courts and law. He was previously the legal affairs reporter at the Winston-Salem Journal, where he and colleagues won the Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award. Bringing things closer to home, Hewlett recently won the N.C. Coalition for Open Government's Sunshine Award for coverage of the Lexington Charles McNeair case.
The dialogue is being held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent figure in the civil rights movement. King, who often disagreed with scholarly interpretations of the movement, believed in the power of media to bring about change. He and others decided that allowing America to see the violence in their living rooms would change the perspective of skeptics. This event aims to continue King's legacy by discussing the role of journalism in featuring social justice concerns.
Hewlett will participate in a brief moderated discussion on the status of journalism and its impacts on news and government accountability, highlighting unheard voices. According to organizers, "Audience questions and comments are not just welcomed but integral to the conversation." Snacks and coffee will be served in the spirit of fellowship.
This is an opportunity to learn more about how local journalism can help bring accountability and how we can remain informed about decisions being made that impact our daily lives. As an activist, King also skillfully wielded his pen to publish open letters, including the most well-known "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."
Kings relationship has been well documented in The Atlantic. “The civil-rights revolution in the South began when a man and the eye of the television film camera came together, giving the camera a focal point for events breaking from state to state, and the man, Martin Luther King Jr., high exposure on television sets from coast to coast,” wrote the journalists Robert Donovan and Ray Scherer in their history of television news, Unsilent Revolution.
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