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Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist Series to Feature Veteran Journalist Jon Gordon on Wednesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. for a Speech Entitled "The Plugged-In Generation"
March 1, 2007
WHAT: Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalism Series features Jon Gordon, host of American Public Media's Future Tense, for a speech entitled "The Plugged-In Generation"
WHEN: Wednesday, March 7, 7-8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Alexander G. Hill Ballroom, Kagin Commons, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul
TICKETS: FREE, but tickets are required. Tickets can be found at all four Twin Cities Bibelot Shops locations beginning January 26.
TUNE IN: The event will be recorded for broadcast (broadcast date TBA).
MEDIA: Print, broadcast and internet journalists are welcome to attend. Please contact Jennifer Haugh at (651) 290-1369 or jhaugh@mpr.org for accommodations, including a media mult box.
Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist Series welcomes Jon Gordon, host of American Public Media's nationally broadcast program Future Tense, to the Kagin Commons' Hill Ballroom on the campus of Macalester College on March 7.
Gordon's speech, entitled "The Plugged-In Generation," will discuss the growing influence technology is having on young people in America.
The early adopters of technology are often the youngest consumers. From MySpace to YouTube and massively multiplayer online role playing games, young people are increasingly interacting with the world through a technological lens. Gordon will explore how this interaction is changing young people and the technology they are using.
About Jon Gordon Jon Gordon is creator, producer and host of St. Paul-based American Public Media's Future Tense, a daily technology report that airs during MPR's Morning Edition each weekday morning and during the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's As It Happens each weekday evening. Future Tense first aired in March 1997.
Gordon joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1990 and has served as a producer and reporter covering general news, suburban issues and politics. In 1997, Gordon left St. Paul for San Francisco, California, to pursue technology reporting for Minnesota Public Radio. Gordon's work has been recognized by the Associated Press, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Northwest Broadcast News Association. He's a recipient of the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism from UCLA's Anderson School of Business.
Future Tense airs on almost 100 stations across the country and is offered as a podcast.
About the Broadcast Journalist Series Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist Series, now in its 11th season, commissions journalists and correspondents for a 24-hour residency four times a year. While here, they share their insights on their craft as well as on people and events that affect them professionally. Past journalists include Barbara Ehrenreich, Columnist Thomas Friedman, and NPR's Deborah Amos, Alex Chadwick, and Don Gonyea.
Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist Series is sponsored by Macalester College, The Bibelot Shops and Dorsey & Whitney.
Press Contacts:
Jennifer Haugh
Minnesota Public Radio
651-290-1369
jhaugh@mpr.org
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