Professor to speak in Batavia on state of journalism

"The Death and Life of American Journalism," will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.

Guest Speaker Robert W. McChesney will discuss the state of American journalism - why American journalism is dying and why American democracy is dying along with it. He will propose what you can do to reverse the process and have the greatest journalism ever.

McChesney is the author of 16 books, professor of communication at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, host of the weekly talk show, "Media Matters," on WILL 580 AM radio, and cofounder of the media reform organization Free Press. He co-authored "The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again" with John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation. McChesney's work has been translated into 15 languages.

For information or to register for this free New Lyceum Lecture series program, call the library reference desk, (630) 879-4777. Register online at BataviaPublicLibrary.org.