Please join the UW's Center for Journalism Media and Democracy to celebrate two new books by directors Matt Powers and Adrienne Russell. After brief remarks from each author, we will enjoy drinks, snacks, and conversation.

Powers' book, The Journalist’s Predicament, co-authored with Professor Sandra Vera-Zambrano, looks closely at what drives people to pursue a career in journalism despite the profession’s ongoing upheavals. This in-depth story of one profession under pressure uncovers tensions confronting other socially important jobs like teaching, nursing, and caretaking.

Russell’s book The Mediated Climate explores where the climate and information crises meet, where journalism, activism, and Big Tech shape public discourse. The book makes a strong case that efforts to address fossil fuel pollution without addressing communication pollution will continue to limp along. It highlights environmental and social problems and maps new ways to drive change.