2008 Co-Sponsored Forum: "Your Credentials, Please: The Media and Law Enforcement at the RNC"

A September 22 forum titled “Your Credentials, Please: The Media and Law Enforcement at the RNC — What Went Wrong, What Went Right?” sought to address some of the lingering questions. The event was held at the University of Minnesota’s Coffman Union Memorial Theater and was sponsored by the Silha Center, the Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Minnesota Journalism Center, and the School of Journalism & Mass Communication. The night’s panel discussion was moderated by Al Tompkins of journalism think tank The Poynter Institute and featured St. Paul Deputy Mayor Ann Mulholland, KARE-11 photojournalist Jonathan Malat, St. Paul Assistant Police Chief Matt Bostrom, and St. Paul Pioneer Press reporter Mara Gottfried. Organizers also invited members of the local media, members of the Society of Professional Journalists, and local media attorneys to serve as a pool of experts.

For more about this event, click on the following link:
Silha Bulletin story following the 2008 September Forum.