News in the Digital Age
"News in the Digital Age" was the theme for SWU's first media panel discussion Jan. 26 at the university's Central campus. Panelists were, from left: (front) Kelly Boan, news director for Fox Carolina; Steve Bruss, S.C. regional news director for the Greenville News and Anderson Independent; Mandy Gaither, WYFF-TV news reporter; Emily Rash, public relations for Marleylilly; Kirk Varner, News director for WSPA-TV; (back) Sharon Johnson (moderator), communications director for Pickens County and former WYFF-TV reporter; and Nisha Patel, client services manager at Crawford Strategy.
The panelists discussed changing trends in how Millennials/GenZ prefer to be informed in a connected society, and how overall perceptions of the news media are changing.
Special thanks to Dr. Lewis Knight of SWU's Media Communication program, along with the SWU Humanities Division, Office of Advancement, SWU Conference Services, and Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative.