Linda Cohen Trailblazer Series

Truth & Accountability: Ethics in Journalism

Thursday, April 10, 2025

11:30 am to 1:00 pm

YWCA Greater Lafayette

605 North 6th Street, Lafayette

Brian Rosenthal, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter for the New York Times, will be in conversation with local writer, Angie Klink. This special presentation on journalistic integrity will showcase the process of investigative reporting. Brian will discuss the responsibilities of journalists, including accuracy, fairness and accountability. The challenges of reporting complex stories with integrity will be examined. Attendees will gain insights into the decision-making process of high impact global journalism. Angie Klink and Brian Rosenthal will provide an entertaining and engaging session on this current hot topic. Please send your questions in advance for the writers to communications@ywcalafayette.org.

Biography -- Brian Rosenthal

Brian Rosenthal, a West Lafayette native and graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, is an investigative reporter for The New York Times, covering critical issues across the U.S. and beyond. With over 15 years in journalism, he has reported for newspapers in Seattle, Houston, and New York. As president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, and a Columbia Journalism School instructor, he champions ethical journalism. Committed to fairness, independence, and transparency, Rosenthal follows the facts wherever they lead, uncovering stories that hold power to account and make a lasting impact.