National Press Club hosts forums on future of news

A year-long series of forums on the future of the news business rolls into Portland next week, courtesy of the National Press Club.

The Washington D.C. professional journalist organization will host a forum on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the University of Oregon’s newly opened Turnbull Center in downtown Portland.

The stop comes in the middle of an eight-month national road show the club is holding to celebrate its 100th anniversary and discuss the First Amendment, freedom of the press and the future of journalism.

Speakers at the Portland event include Sandra Rowe, editor of The Oregonian; Mike Donahue, reporter/anchor KOIN-TV; Mark Blaine, instructor at U of O’s School of Journalism and Communications, and moderator Gil Klein, former National Press Club president and director of the club’s Centennial Forums program.

The Portland event starts at 5 p.m. at the University of Oregon’s Portland School of Journalism and Communication, 70 N.W. Couch St. Admission is free and open to the public.

Additional forums will take place at the following dates and locations:

Oct. 22 Seattle, Wash.
Oct. 23 Spokane, Wash.
Oct. 27 Columbia, Mo.
Oct. 29 Des Moines, Iowa
Oct. 30 Milwaukee, Wis.
Nov. 6 Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov. 10 Washington D.C. – Webcast to the University of Alaska (Anchorage and Fairbanks) University of Nebraska, University of Idaho, University of South Dakota, and University of Montana
Nov 12 Cleveland, Ohio
Nov. 13 Norman, Okla.
Nov. 13 Houston, Tex.
Nov. 17 Phoenix, Ariz.
Nov. 17 Minneapolis, Minn.
Nov. 18 San Diego, Ca.
Nov. 19 Los Angeles, Ca.
Nov. 19 Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 2 Indianapolis, Ind.
Dec. 3 Ann Arbor, Mich.
Dec. 8 Naples, Fla.