Understanding the Social Security Debate: A Series of No-cost Seminars for Journalists around the Country
Presented by the National Press Foundation & the National Academy of Social Insurance
Underwritten by a Grant from the Ford Foundation
DETAILS:
The nation is now launched on the most important domestic debate in decades: whether to change Social Security. To help journalists understand and evaluate various Social Security proposals, the National Press Foundation is conducting a series of half-day seminars at several regional sites in collaboration with the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Designed to inform in a balanced and interesting way, but not to advocate any specific viewpoint, the seminars will feature speakers recognized as national experts but with different and sometimes conflicting perspectives. Speakers include:
William J. Arnone, partner, Human Capital Practice at Ernst & Young
Laurel Beedon, senior policy advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute
David John, research fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Tim Kane, Bradley Fellow in Labor Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Maya Rockeymoore, vice president, The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Robert Rosenblatt, senior fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance
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Each program will look at the fundamentals of Social Security, examine how government programs fit into retirement as a whole, and include a debate on the merits of including some version of private accounts in the Social Security system. The seminars will be held from 9 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. at each location. Seminars will be held:
WHEN:
April 25 – Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
May 5 – The W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass ommunications, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
May 12 – Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FLORIDA
May 13 – University of South Florida, Tampa, FLORIDA
May 20 – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TENNESSEE
June 10 – University of Texas, Austin, TX
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NOTE:
There is no cost, but reservations are required. The program is designed with plenty of time for questions and answers and everything is on-the-record. To attend, you must be employed as a print, broadcast or online journalist, or be an active freelancer. Journalism students will also be admitted on a space- available basis. A light breakfast will be served, but attendees are otherwise responsible for their own lodging, travel and meals.
For more information, visit http://www.nationalpress.org. To reserve a seat, call Kashmir Hill at 202-663-7282, or e-mail khill[at]nationalpress.org.. Fax is 202-530-2855. Mail to National Press Foundation, "Understanding the Social Security Debate," 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20036. Provide name, affiliation, address, telephone, email and fax.
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The National Press Foundation (http://www.nationalpress.org) and the National Academy of Social Insurance (http://www.nasi.org) are non-profit, non-partisan educational foundations
Sponsors of the international Journalist to Journalist program
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