Spring 2021
Must See Mondays
Mondays 6 p.m. PHX Join us on Zoom
Jan. 25
Pivotal Points in an Historic Election Kristen Welker, co-anchor, “Weekend TODAY,” and White House correspondent, NBC News Moderated by Melanie Asp Alvarez, assistant dean
Feb. 8
Reporting Beyond the Locker Room Liz Clarke, staff writer and sports reporter, The Washington Post Master Tesfatsion, host and senior writer, Bleacher Report Moderated by Brett Kurland, director of sports programs and Cronkite News – Phoenix Sports Bureau
Feb. 22
Reporting on America’s Racial Divide Wesley Lowery, correspondent, CBS News Moderated by Vanessa Ruiz, director for diversity initiatives and community engagement
Feb. 1
Misinformation, Trust and the Future of Journalism Susan Smith Richardson, CEO, Center for Public Integrity Moderated by Kristy Roschke, managing director, News Co/Lab
Feb. 15
Visual Journalism: Your Lens on the World Juan Arredondo, Buffett Visiting Professor of Visual Journalism
Introduced by Kristin Gilger, interim dean
March 1
Cronkite Faculty Research: Making a Difference Cronkite School faculty members Moderated by Dawn Gilpin, associate honors professor and director of research and doctoral studies
Spring 2021
Must See Mondays
Mondays 6 p.m. PHX Join us on Zoom
March 15
Opportunities in Strategic Communications
Moderated by Lisa Schmidtke, director, Public Relations Lab
Scott Pansky, co-founder, Allison+Partners
*SPECIAL TIME*
5 p.m. Arizona Time
March 22
March 29
Oliver-Ash Kleine, founding member, Trans Journalist Association
Soledad O’Brien, award-winning documentarian, journalist and CEO, Soledad O’Brien Productions Rose Arce, executive producer, Soledad O’Brien Productions
Creating Gender Inclusivity in Journalism Moderated by Rebecca Blatt, senior associate dean
PAUL J. SCHATT MEMORIAL LECTURE
Identity, Experience and Better Storytelling
Moderated by Retha Hill, director, New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab
April 12
Investigative Reporting that Matters Fernando Diaz, Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in Investigative Journalism Moderated by Lauren Mucciolo, executive producer, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
April 19
“Driving While Brown” — A Discussion with the Authors Terry Greene Sterling, affiliated faculty, writer-in-residence at the Cronkite School and co-author, “Driving While Brown” Jude Joffe-Block, journalist and co-author Moderated by Rick Rodriguez, Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor