Separating Fact From Fiction: The Rise and Role of Journalism
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The Maryland Writers’ Association (MWA) is hosting an online discussion titled Separating Fact From Fiction: The Rise and Role of Journalism presented by retired CNN staff member, John DeDakis (right).
The Maryland Writers’ Association (MWA) is hosting an online discussion titled Separating Fact From Fiction: The Rise and Role of Journalism. For twenty-five years (1988-2013), John DeDakis was deeply involved in CNN’s coverage of almost every major national and international news story, retiring in 2013 as a Senior Copy Editor of CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” DeDakis, whose journalism career began when he was tear gassed in 1970 while covering an anti-Vietnam War riot for a Madison, Wisconsin radio station, will trace the rise and role of journalism especially in these toxic times.
Journalist, novelist, and writing coach John DeDakis is the author of five novels in the Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. His most recent novel, Fake, is a winner of the 2020 Reviewers Choice Award. In Fake, Lark is a White House correspondent dealing with “fake news” in the era of #MeToo when facts are suspect and reporters are targets. DeDakis, a former White House correspondent, is a manuscript editor, and regularly teaches novel writing online and at literary centers, writers’ conferences, and bookstores around the country and abroad. In his spare time, DeDakis is also a jazz drummer. To learn more about John, visit www.johndedakis.com.
To register for this online Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcuCgpz8jE9EpbkrjLEjaRCD2QlHOJ62q
