Val Zavala, Veteran Journalists to Hold Panel on “Real News” Jan. 24
Posted on January 15, 2008

Val Zavala

Val Zavala, anchor of KCET’s Life and Times, and Vice President of News and Public Affairs for the Los Angeles-based station, will join award-winning journalists Philip Bruce and Conan Nolan for a discussion on how the media cover social and policy issues. Zavala also is a Senior Fellow at the UCLA School of Public Affairs.

The discussion, “Missing: Real News – How Social and Policy Issues are Covered by the Media,” is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the UCLA School of Public Affairs (room 2355) on the UCLA campus. The panelists will focus on how important social, policy, and urban planning issues become topics for broadcast news and how they are reported in the media.

Val Zavala, joined KCET as a reporter/anchor in 1987. Since then, she has served as reporter, co-host, documentary producer and executive producer. Her work has garnered ten L. A. Area Emmy Awards, six Golden Mikes, and the “Avance” award from Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media honoring journalists for longevity and integrity in broadcasting. She was also named one of the hundred most influential Latinos by Hispanic Business Magazine (2006).

Philip Bruce is an Emmy Award winning journalist & Deputy General Manager, National Public Radio -- western headquarters (NPR WEST).

Conan Nolan also is an Emmy Award winning reporter for NBC4’s “Channel 4 News” & Host of NBC4’s “News Conference.”

An RSVP is appreciated, but not required. To RSVP please email to rsvp@spa.ucla.edu or call 310-206-8966. Lunch will be provided.

Other Senior Fellow policy briefs are scheduled as follows:

P. Lamont Ewell Santa Monica City Manager, January 31, room 2355

Michael Nash Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Juvenile Court Thursday, February 14, room 2343/2355

Robin Toma Executive Director, Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission Thursday, February 21, room 2343/2355

David Carlisle, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Thursday, February 28, room 2343/2355

Philip S. Hart Executive Director, Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles Thursday, March 6 at 12:15, room 2343/2355

Michele Prichard Director of Special Projects, Liberty Hill Foundation Thursday, April 24, room 2343/2355

Tufail Ahmad President, Euro-America Shipping & Trade and Co-Founder, Maryland Muslim Council

and

Steven Roy Goodman, M.S., J.D. Educational Consultant Vice President, American Jewish Committee, Washington Chapter Thursday, May 22 at 12:15, room 2343/2355

Carol E. Schatz President and Chief Executive Officer, Central City Association of Los Angeles and Downtown Center Business Improvement District To be announced

For more information on the Senior Fellow program, please visit: www.spa.ucla.edu/seniorfellows