LCH welcomes Patti Epler, editorial director and general manager at Civil Beat, an online investigative news source here in Hawaii, as our next speaker at Exploring Boundaries. Patti began her long career in journalism in 1976, serving newspapers in several states. Some of the events she covered include the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, quality of life for Alaska native peoples, and immigration enforcement practices along the southern US border.
According to her bio on the Civil Beat website, “Patti is an old-school investigative journalist in a new media world. She still values solid relationships with news sources and strong journalistic ethics. Like many of her colleagues, she’s been laid off (more than once) from what were once vibrant and thriving newspapers. She is now a true believer in online journalism and all that the Internet has to offer news operations.” She joined Civil Beat in 2011.
The transition from print to digital news is just one of the “boundaries” Patti will guide us across.
Exploring Boundaries begins at 6:00 pm in Isenberg Hall and ends in time for Evening Prayer at 7:30.