This year’s annual Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium is set to focus on the rise of women’s sports media coverage and the ethical questions it raises. Taking place on Tuesday, March 25, the symposium will involve a Renfrew Colloquium panel as well as keynote speaker, Christine Brennan.
Brennan, who is USA Today sports columnist, has also worked as a commentator for CNN, ABC News, PBS NewsHour and NPR. In her 40-year long career, she’s also covered 18 Olympic Games and is a three-time, Top 10 sports columnist.
The Renfrew Colloquium, titled, “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports: How the Rising Interest in Women’s Sports is Creating New Ethical Questions for Sports Media Professionals,” will feature two guest speakers. Madison Campos, the content director for the San Francisco 49ers and UI alum, as well as Cara Hawkins-Jedlicka,an expert on women’s sports media and professor at Washington State University, will be present.
The symposium, which will feature a variety of perspectives around women’s media coverage and the discussions around it, will ultimately center around the impact and effects that famed WNBA player, Caitlin Clark, has had on the media in recent times.
The Renfrew Colloquium will be held in the library from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. while the keynote address will take place later in the day in the Vandal Ballroom from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Open for all students, faculty and community members, there will be Q&A opportunities throughout the event that will offer a chance for higher engagement.
The Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium is hosted by the school of Journalism and Mass Media and focuses on a variety of ethical issues and topics in journalism and the media. Since 2011, this event has brought a variety of nationally recognized individuals in the career field.