Leonard Pitts, Jr., the 2004 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, will deliver the 34th annual University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications' Joe Creason Lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Worsham Theatre of the UK Student Center. The lecture, titled "Owning What You Know," is free and open to the public.
Pitts joined The Miami Herald in 1991 as its pop music critic. Since 1994, he has written a syndicated column of commentary on pop culture, social issues, and family life. His book, "Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood," was released in May 1999.
"We’re really looking forward to welcoming a past Pulitzer Prize recipient to campus," said Beth Barnes, director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications. "He is going to focus on the need for fact-based journalism, which is a really critical element these days when it's so easy for people to claim to be journalists."
Source: www.uky.edu
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