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Justice and Journalism: The Rise of the Civic Documenter

What happens when ordinary people become witnesses to history in real time?

On Thurs., June 18, New Hampshire Public Radio and the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law will host a live conversation at BNH Stage exploring how journalism is evolving in the digital age.

As smartphones and social media make it possible for anyone to document events as they happen, everyday people are becoming an increasingly important part of the public information ecosystem. From local government meetings to major enforcement actions, these civic documenters are expanding the reach of public oversight and helping communities better understand what’s happening around them.

Doors at 6pm

Throughout the night, the panel will grapple with the complex questions defining this new era:

• What are the pros? We are seeing a powerful democratization of information, where civic documenters provide crucial supplemental support for shrinking professional newsrooms by covering meetings that might otherwise go unrecorded.

• What are the cons? The rise of "citizen journalism" brings significant challenges—including the risk of information shared without context, the ethical hurdles of raw documentation, and the looming influence of AI tools that can blur the lines of reality.

Attendees will have the unique opportunity to participate in a live audience Q&A during the recording of the NHPR radio broadcast to voice their own questions.