Westminster Offers Workshop on Government and the Media

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2003

Westminster College is offering "Government Communications: A Workshop on Dealing with the Media" Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Theater.

Matthew Mangino, a 1985 Westminster College graduate and current Lawrence County district attorney, will moderate a panel discussion on how the media covers government officials.

Members of the panel include Joe Bell, reporter for WKBN-TV; Ed Byers, news assignment director at WYTV-TV; Joan Hemming a 1986 Westminster College graduate and reporter for WKST Radio; and Debbie Morris, reporter for the New Castle News.

"This is the first in a series of workshops that Matt offered to moderate this year," said Dr. Deborah Mitchell, assistant professor of English and public relations at Westminster. "The second discussion on community relations will take place in November."

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Mitchell at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail dmitchel@westminster.edu.