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DESCRIPTION:The annual Hosokawa Journalism Lecture takes place in conjuncti
 on with the Student Journalism Awards. \n\n \n\nThis year's speaker will b
 e Versha Sharma\, editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue\, where she leads a team o
 f editors\, reporters\, social media managers\, video producers and more i
 n covering all things fashion\, politics\, culture and identity for young 
 audiences. Since joining in May 2021\, she has won several leadership awar
 ds and a National Magazine Readers' Choice Award for Best News & Politics 
 Cover.\n\n \n\nWhile previously working as the managing editor and senior 
 correspondent at NowThis\, she interviewed high-profile figures such as Ba
 rack Obama\, Hillary  Clinton and Joe Biden and covered global issues with
  a digital- and social-first mindset. She and her team received an Edward 
 R. Murrow Award for their  documentary work on Hurricane Maria’s effects
  on Puerto Rico\, with Sharma leading audience growth across the outlet’
 s social platforms.\n\n \n\nSharma currently serves on the boards of the O
 nline News Association and International Women’s Media Foundation and ha
 s been interviewed by MSNBC\, The New York Times\, the Columbia Journalism
  Review and more. She has continually rallied for diversified voices acros
 s the media landscape and in newsroom leadership positions and pushes the 
 conversation forward on any and every issue affecting young people today.
LOCATION:Reid Campus Center\, Young Ballroom
SUMMARY:Hosokawa Journalism Lecture
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CATEGORIES:Community Events
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