Brief: Forum on presidency set for March 24

An all-day forum titled "Clinton and the Media: Is the
Presidency Undone?" will be held March 24 in the Pine Lounge
of the Illini Union.

Panelists will examine the evolution of the news media and
the presidency in two panel discussions: "How Did We Get
Where We Are?" from 10 a.m. to noon, and "How Do We Get
(Back) on Track?" from 2 to 4 p.m.

The morning session will feature Rick Kaplan, executive
producer for ABC News; Richard Day, a public opinion
researcher; and Judith S. Trent, an associate vice president
at the University of Cincinnati. The discussion will be
moderated by Louis W. Liebovich, a professor of journalism
at the UI.

The afternoon session will include Hal Bruno, director of
political coverage for ABC News; Doris Graber, a professor
of political science at UIC; and David Swanson, a professor
of speech communication at UI. The panel will be moderated
by Paul Quirk, a UI political scientist.

At 1 p.m, the keynote address will be delivered by Roger
Wilkins, who shared the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of
the Watergate scandal.

The forum is open to the public. It is part of the Paul H.
Douglas Ethics in Government Award Program and is sponsored
by the UI Institute of Government and Public Affairs.