10th Gershowitz Conference on Media and Democratic Governance Being Held Nov. 11 at Rutgers SPAA

The 10th Gershowitz Conference on Media and Democratic Governance will be held on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) and will focus on the theme of "Confronting Democratic Diminution: Press Freedom in an Era of Pandemic, War, and Political Crisis."

The Gershowitz Conference, established in 2012, aims to catalyze discourse among experts in journalism, public administration, global health, law, and civil society. It is a living memorial to Dr. Michael Gershowitz, a gifted academic and eminent practitioner, who had initiated the forum. When he passed away in 2014, Dr. Gershowitz was an assistant professor and director of the writing center at Rutgers SPAA.

The 2022 conference's keynote speaker will be Herbert Klein, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives during the 103rd United States Congress. The luncheon lecture will be presented by Volodymyr Yelchenko, former ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.

Panels include "Tracking current democratic crisis around the world" with SPAA Professor Dr. Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia, "Taking Stock: Media Freedom around elections, pandemics, or political conflicts," and "Democracy, Constitutionalism, and the administrative state" with SPAA Associate Professor Dr. Stephanie Newbold.

The conference is co-sponsored by Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) and the Center for Media and Peace Initiatives (CMPI), an organization dedicated to the promotion of conflict-resolving media practices and better policy around the world. 

For more information and to register visit: http://www.gershowitz.org.