Silha Center

A Q-and-A with the media ethics expert as she retires after more than two decades at the helm of the U of M’s Silha Center.

Minnesotans for Open Government will honor Kirtley at an event on May 27.

Professor Jane Kirtley is interviewed.

This statement reflects the research expertise of the Minnesota Journalism and Silha Centers on the rights and professional responsibilities of journalists, and is not a position of the University of Minnesota.

Jane Kirtley issues statement in response to the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon.

Amicus brief was signed November 25, 2025

Photojournalists and reporters appeared to have been attacked while covering a federal immigration raid in St. Paul, Minn.

Watch the 2025 Silha Lecture online

Kirtley's essay part of a special project, US Democracy Under Threat.