Panel Discussion on Social Media and the 2012 National Election at University of Wyoming
Channel: Wyoming Videos
Date: 2012-12-10

The use of social media in Wyoming and national campaigns and politics was the focus of dialogue events Nov. 14, 2012 at the University of Wyoming. 
The event concluded with this panel discussion moderated by Wyoming Public Media News Director Bob Beck. Panelist (right to left) included:
Jimmy Orr, Los Angeles Times online editor and former chief Internet strategist for both President Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; 
Rita Kirk, director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University; 
Ann Marie Lipinski, former editor of the Chicago Tribune, now curator of Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
Gracie Lawson- Borders, Associate Dean of University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences; and
Caitlin White, recent graduate of the University of Wyoming Department of Communications and Journalism and current journalism graduate student at University of Memphis.
The events were hosted by the Malcolm Wallop Fund for Conversations on Democracy, the American Heritage Center, and the UW College of Arts & Sciences. Leslie Waggener of the American Heritage Center coordinated the events.
Video by UW Television
Camera/Editor: Ali Grossman, UWTV