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University of Connecticut Department of Journalism “COVERING NEWTOWN” A critical look at the intensive news coverage of the Dec. 14, 2012 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. An expert panel will discuss the challenges of producing accurate, contextual and sensitive journalism in the immediate hours and days after such a tragedy. Photo credit: BRAD HORRIGAN/Hartford Courant PANELISTS: l LT. J. PAUL VANCE Connecticut State Police, the lead source of official information about the tragedy. l BILL LEUKHARDT Hartford Courant staff writer and stepfather of slain Sandy Hook teacher Lauren Rousseau, a 2004 UConn graduate. l JOHN VOKET associate editor of the e Newtown Bee, one of the first journalists on the scene. l STEPHEN BUSEMEYER the Hartford Courant breaking news editor who coordinated print and online coverage. l MARIE K. SHANAHAN UConn assistant journalism professor, who researches how news organizations use social media to disseminate breaking news. MODERATOR: JOHN DANKOSKY, news director of WNPR in Hartford. The public is invited. Reception to follow. Friday April 19, 1 p.m. Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Hosted by the UConn Journalism Department, with support from Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
