'The Next Century: Journalism for a Digital Globe'

Missouri School of Journalism to Celebrate Centennial Anniversary with
National Press Club

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On March 28,the Missouri
School of Journalism and the National Press Club will honor their intersecting
histories with a joint centennial celebration at the NPC headquarters in
Washington, D.C. The program, "The Next Century: Journalism for a Digital
Globe," features media professionals from around the world who will talk about
the bright future of journalism in the public interest.

Session I: From 9:30 to 11 a.m., the featured guests will present case
studies that detail media innovations and successes. They include:

Karl Erik Gustafsson, Sweden
Gustafsson is a professor of mass media economics at Sweden's Jonkoping
International Business School and the Media and Management Transformation
Centre, Europe's premier center for media business studies.

Liss Jeffrey, Canada
Jeffrey is the director of the McLuhan Global Research Network and Electronic
Commons/Agora Electronique, which tests the value of new and old media in
bridging digital divides and advancing community development, civic
participation and cultural content creation. Jeffrey will discuss how
required courses in news literacy are improving public discourse.

Vincent Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Ghana
Oppong-Nkrumah is the host of the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, a four-hour
news and talk show on Ghana's leading media platform. He will discuss how Joy
FM builds community through radio and its online component.

Geneva Overholser, United States
Overholser is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the
Missouri School of Journalism. She is the former editor of The Des Moines
Register and also has been a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post
Writers Group, an editorial board member of The New York Times and an
ombudsman of The Washington Post. Overholser will moderate.

Alan Rusbridger, United Kingdom
Rusbridger is editor of The Guardian, one of Britain's top daily newspapers.
He has served as editor since 1995 and was appointed to the board of the
Guardian Media Group in 1999. He will discuss how The Guardian, a nonprofit
media organization, makes transparency and accountability a central
commitment.

Session II: Following the symposium, Neil F. Budde, former president and
editor in chief of Yahoo!News, Yahoo!Finance and Yahoo!Sports, will serve as
the centennial luncheon speaker from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Budde has worked for
newspapers and online publishers for 30 years. Before joining Yahoo!, he
served as founding editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online.
Budde was elected to the board of the Online News Association in October 2005
and has served as its treasurer since January 2007.

Registration for the event, which includes the 9 a.m. continental breakfast,
9:30 a.m. symposium and 12:30 p.m. luncheon, is $16 for NPC members and $28
for all other guests. Call (202) 662-7501 to reserve.

SOURCE National Press Club

Julia Schoo of the National Press Club, +1-202-662-7507