Crisis of Credibility: The Promise and Peril of Media's Lost Authority

Trust in media institutions is at a historic low. Much of the country is overtly hostile to "fake news". The media is desperate to recover its authority, even as it has become more biased, less substantive, and less civil in recent years. Is there a way for media institutions to regain respect and uphold the dignity and responsibility granted them in the First Amendment?

Join us at the Acton Institute on September 28th as we welcome Mollie Hemingway, senior editor of The Federalist as she explores the "Crisis of Credibility: The Promise and Peril of Media's Lost Authority".

Mollie Hemingway

Mollie Ziegler Hemingway is a senior editor at The Federalist. A longtime journalist, her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, CNN, National Review, GetReligion, Ricochet, Christianity Today, Federal Times, Radio & Records and many other publications. Mollie was a 2004 recipient of a Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellowship.

Event Details

Start Date

September 28, 2017

End Date

September 28, 2017

Location

Acton Institute | Mark Murray Auditorium
98 E Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
United States

Schedule

11:30 a.m. Doors open
12:00 p.m. Lecture begins
12:30 p.m. Q&A
1:00 p.m. Lecture ends

*Please allow ample time for travel and parking due to ArtPrize.

Tickets

$15 General | $10 Student
Includes box lunch and beverage

(Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance to guarantee a box lunch)

Parking

Metered street parking is available. Please bring sufficient change with you for meters or pay for parking with the ParkMobile App on your smartphone (iOS and Android). Paid parking lots are also available nearby. Please enter building off of Sheldon Blvd.

Note: We ask that you build in extra time for travel and parking to this event due to ArtPrize. Traffic and parking will be challenging during this time, as Grand Rapids welcomes thousands of visitors to the city-wide celebration of art. Additionally, the Acton Building is an ArtPrize venue and will be experiencing a greater number of visitors than usual. Please plan accordingly so you don't miss a moment of this monthly Acton Lecture!