Club Sponsors Journalism Panel in Seattle Oct. 22

The Club and the University of Washington will sponsor a panel on the future of the news media at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Seattle.

Panelists are:

Ryan Blethen, associate publisher of the Seattle Times

Lori Matsukawa, anchor of KING-5 TV news

Knute Berger, columnist for Crosscut.com and former publisher of the Seattle Weekly

Randal Beam, University of Washington Associate professor of journalism

The panel will be moderated by Gil Klein, a veteran national correspondent, a past Club president and director of the Club’s Centennial Project.

The program begins at 5:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the university’s Communication’s Building. Admission is free, and the forum is open to the public.

The forum is part of a nationwide conversation the Club is holding during our 100th anniversary to look at where the news business is going and what news consumers should be demanding.