Conference on Children and Families Journalism
Conference on Children and Families Journalism
Conference on Children and Families Journalism
Journalists will come together to discuss and share reporting and writing stories about Children & Families.
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Date & Time Saturday, June 4, 2022 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Location Discovery Hall 101 Abbot's Pond Road Glassboro, NJ 08028 |
About the Event
Journalists from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware are invited to attend the first-annual Conference on Children & Families Journalism at Rowan University on Saturday, June 4.
Rowan University faculty, staff and students are also invited. Discussion topics include news coverage of: gun violence, social services, autism, health, the Covid-19 pandemic, K-12 education, school shootings, mental health and child welfare, among others.
The keynote speaker is Lane DeGregory, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist from the Tampa Bay Times. Learn more about our panelists below.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED.
The Conference on Children & Families Journalism is being sponsored by the Journalism Department and the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts at Rowan University, with additional funding from the KASTIA Foundation.
About Our Keynote Speaker
Lane DeGregory is a listener, a writer, a teacher. She loves true stories, intimate details and big ideas. She interviews strangers and writes about real people, some famous, but mostly folks struggling in the shadows.
In 30 years, she has shared more than 3,000 stories in newspapers and magazines: A feral child who gets adopted, a teenage orphan begging for a family, a young girl whose dad dropped her off a bridge.
She has won dozens of national awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. And she hosts a journalism podcast: WriteLane.
Our Panelists
Confirmed speakers are from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsday, the New Jersey Monitor and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Melanie Burney
Melanie L. Burney, is an award-winning journalist at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
A 1984 cum laude graduate of Glassboro State College, now Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. with a B.A. in Communications/Journalism, Melanie began her journalism career at the Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, N.J.
Susan Livio
Susan K. Livio is a statehouse reporter for The Star-Ledger and NJ.com, specializing in health, social policy and politics. She is a Rutgers University graduate. She is the 2022 winner of the Child Welfare League of America - Anna Quindlen Award for Excellence in Journalism on Behalf of Children and Families.
Scott Travis
Scott Travis has been an education writer with the South Florida Sun Sentinel since 1999. His coverage of the Parkland tragedy helped the newspaper win the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He graduated from the University of Alabama and previously worked at newspapers in North Carolina and Mississippi. He’s also an actor and karaoke singer.
Kristen Graham
Kristen Graham is the K-12 Education reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is a veteran education/investigative reporter producing award-winning journalism on multiple platforms. She was a lead writer on "Assault on Learning," a series which affected large-scale change and won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Kristen is a huge fan of the Philadelphia Phillies. She lives in South Jersey with her husband and two sons.
Lisa Colangelo
Lisa Colangelo has been a reporter for over 30 years covering a range of issues including politics, government, health, education and general assignment. She currently works as a health reporter for Newsday focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic. She started her career at the Queens Tribune after graduating from Queens College in 1987 and worked at several publications including the North Jersey Herald & News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Asbury Park Press and New York Daily News. Her assignments included covering juvenile justice as a New Jersey statehouse reporter for the Asbury Park Press from 1995 to 1998 and as a City Hall reporter in New York City for the New York Daily News from 2000 to 2007 where she focused on public health and the municipal workforce
Sophie Nieto-Muñoz
Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, a New Jersey native and former Trenton statehouse reporter for NJ.com, shined a spotlight on the state’s crumbling unemployment system and won several awards for investigative reporting from the New Jersey Press Association. She was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists for her report on PetSmart's grooming practices, which was also recognized by the New York Press Club. Sophie speaks Spanish and is proud to connect to the Latinx community through her reporting.
