Walker Democrats will meet on Thursday, February 1, 7:00 pm, at the La Fayette Library 305 South Duke Street, La Fayette, GA 30728. This will be a fellowship meeting with games, refreshments, and a guest speaker, John B. “Jack” Zibluk, (PhD, Bowling Green State University). Dr. Zibluk is Masengill Professor of Communication, teaches media (incorporating a unit on the First Amendment), environmental communication, mass media and society, publication design, and other courses at UTC. His research interests are media literacy, narrative visual storytelling, media law, and media ethics. A self-described “recovering journalists,” he was a newspaper reporter and editor Connecticut, and continues to balance an academic career with professional journalism endeavors. Professor Zibluk was photojournalist, columnist and editor for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, with columns appearing in the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As ethics columnist for the News Photographer magazine, he won the National Press Photographers Association Garland “educator of the year” award in 2005. He also was chosen as the 2002 faculty fellow at National Geographic magazine where he served as a scholar in residence. Zibluk is also President-elect of the UTC faculty senate. Dr. Zibluk will speak on “Why Run for Office?”
Come to meet a new candidate. Everyone welcome.
More information: 706-764-2801
