Park Center for Independent Media

Coming Soon:
Rich Lowry,editor of America’s most influential conservative magazine, National Review, the independent publication founded by the legendary Bill Buckley in 1955. Two years after graduating college, Lowry started working at the magazine, and five years later became its editor. Wednesday, Nov. 18th, 7:30 pm, Park Auditorium
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Launched in 2008, the Park Center for Independent Media is a national center for the study of media outlets that create and distribute content outside traditional corporate systems and news organizations. Throughout history, technological and social upheaval have given rise to independent media voices. Today, independent media are growing amid crisis and conglomeration in mainstream journalism, and the rise of the Internet and new forms of media production and distribution. 

The center's mission is to engage media producers and students in conversation about career paths in independent media, and financially viable ways to disseminate news and information. The center examines the impact of independent media institutions on journalism, democracy, and a participatory culture.