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How to Be A Smart News Consumer in the Digital Age

6. July 2010

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The Press Club of Long Island and Hofstra University will hold a free presentation for the public and journalists on Wednesday, Oct. 27, featuring a news-gathering and news-judgment simulation, a panel discussion on media literacy and a buffet dinner. The program, “How to Be A Smart News Consumer in the Digital Age,” will start at [...]

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Hofstra journalism professor Robert Licata dies

18. February 2009

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Hofstra journalism professor Robert Licata dies

With regret, we inform you that Hofstra journalism assistant professor Robert Licata has died. He will be waked tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at N.F. Walker Funeral Home, 2039 Merrick Avenue, Merrick. Robert was always a good friend to the Press Club and many [...]

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Politics, Sex and Ethics

18. April 2008

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On April 17, the Hofstra University School of Communication and PCLI presented an ethics program, “Politics, Sex and Ethics: What Decides How You Report?” on the Hofstra campus. Featured panelists included Newsday Long Island editor Rosemary McManus, News 12 anchor Danielle Campbell, the New York Post’s Kieran Crowley, Ruder Finn Ethics Officer Emmanuel Tchividjian, WNBC4 [...]

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High School Press Day at Hofstra

14. December 2007

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Hofstra University and Press Club of Long Island jointly hosted the annual High School Press Day Program on Dec. 12 at the school’s Hempstead campus. More than 250 students from various local high schools interested in the field of journalism attended the half-day conference, which featured keynote speaker John Discepolo, morning sports anchor at “CBS [...]

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Ethics panel pulls in 90

27. October 2007

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On Thursday, Oct. 25, Hofstra University and PCLI hosted a panel discussion on “The Ethics of Reporting Crime Stories.” The two-hour evening event, held in the University’s Axinn Library, attracted 90 attendees, primarily journalism students, but with a good showing of PCLI members. Carolyn James of the Massapequa Post (and the Hofstra faculty) moderated the [...]

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