Eric Deggans Lectures, Jan 25
Source/Author: Raffi Darrow, Ebytes Editor
January 15, 2016
The final Willis Leadership Lecture in the 2015-2016 series will feature journalist, author and critic Eric Deggans. Parents are welcome to join the Upper School on January 25 at 10:50am in the Janet Root Theatre as we discuss race and the media.
Deggans was with the Tampa Bay Times for nearly 20 years, where he served as TV/Media Critic and in other roles. He is now with NPR. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times online, Salon magazine, CNN.com, the Washington Post, Village Voice, VIBE magazine, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Seattle Times, Emmy magazine, Newsmax magazine, Rolling Stone Online and a host of other newspapers across the country. He is Chair of the Media Monitoring Committee for the National Association of Black Journalists.
Deggans is also the author of Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, a look at how prejudice, racism and sexism fuels some elements of modern media. He was awarded the Florida Press Club's first-ever Diversity award, honoring his coverage of issues involving race and media. He received the Legacy award from the National Association of Black Journalists' A&E Task Force, an honor bestowed to "seasoned A&E journalists who are at the top of their careers," among numerous reporting and writing awards.
(This is a formal dress day for Upper School students.)
Deggans was with the Tampa Bay Times for nearly 20 years, where he served as TV/Media Critic and in other roles. He is now with NPR. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times online, Salon magazine, CNN.com, the Washington Post, Village Voice, VIBE magazine, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Seattle Times, Emmy magazine, Newsmax magazine, Rolling Stone Online and a host of other newspapers across the country. He is Chair of the Media Monitoring Committee for the National Association of Black Journalists.
Deggans is also the author of Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, a look at how prejudice, racism and sexism fuels some elements of modern media. He was awarded the Florida Press Club's first-ever Diversity award, honoring his coverage of issues involving race and media. He received the Legacy award from the National Association of Black Journalists' A&E Task Force, an honor bestowed to "seasoned A&E journalists who are at the top of their careers," among numerous reporting and writing awards.
(This is a formal dress day for Upper School students.)
