Events & Calendars "Democracy, the Mass Media and Political Polarization: Whither Constitutional Government"

On Friday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Alumni House at Amherst College, the Colloquium on the Constitution and the Imagining of America will reconvene to discuss the topic of “Democracy, the Mass Media, and Political Polarization: Whither Constitutional Government.” Guest speakers will be Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar and vice president of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies; Juan Gonzalez, co-host of the news show "Democracy Now"; Robert McCartney ‘75, columnist for The Washington Post; and Jennifer Peter ‘90, deputy managing editor at The Boston Globe for local news, overseeing coverage of government, politics, education, crime and religion.

For a complete schedule, go to https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/ljst/events/conference….

This event is sponsored by the Colloquium on the Constitution and the Imagining of America and the Sperling Fund.