Honest Media in an Age of Suppression

A panel on honest media in an age of suppression, moderated by Steve Morck of Illinois Public Media, with Reginald Hardwick (Illinois Public Media), Stewart Coles (UIUC Department of Communication) and Jake Williams (Illini Media Company). They defined honest media and media suppression, and discussed distrust of the press, lawsuits and physical threats against journalists, the loss of CPB funding, representation in public radio newsrooms, and the future of nonprofit local news. Two audience questions followed. Fall 2025 Friday Forum x Conversation Cafe series, co-hosted by Diversity & Social Justice Education and the University YMCA.