Three to discuss journalistic independence at League of Women Voters forum

Panelists representing traditional print media, the academic setting and nonprofit online publishing will discuss “Without Fear or Favor: Journalistic Independence in a Hyper-Partisan Era” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, (Feb. 9) for the latest Moscow League of Women Voters speakers forum.

Login information for the Zoom presentation can be found on the League website at lwvmoscow.org.

• Nathan Alford is publisher of the family-owned Moscow-Pullman Daily News and Lewiston Tribune, as well as weekly arts and culture magazine Inland 360. A graduate of the University of Idaho and Gonzaga University School of Law, Alford has held leadership positions in the family’s newspaper business for nearly two decades.
• Kenton Bird is associate professor of journalism at UI and past director of the university’s School of Journalism and Mass Media. Bird holds degrees from the UI, the University of Wales and Washington State University, and his areas of focus in teaching include mass media and public opinion, news reporting and science writing.
• Christina Lords is editor in chief of the Idaho Capital Sun, a nonprofit online news organization reporting on state government, politics and policy. A UI graduate, Lords previously led the Idaho Statesman in Boise and served as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Moscow, Idaho Falls and Nampa.