Author and philosopher Jeremy Iggers will discuss ethics in journalism at the annual Business Ethics Lecture Thursday, April 17, sponsored by the Philosophy Department. The lecture, free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Wiecking Center Auditorium.
For 22 years Iggers was a staff writer, restaurant critic and ethics columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He now directs the Twin Cities Media Alliance, a non-profit organization concerned with ethics in the media. While at the Star Tribune, Iggers won two national awards for overseas reporting, including an Overseas Press Club of America award for a series of articles about global food issues. In addition, Iggers has written several books, including Good News, Bad News: Journalism Ethics and the Public Interest, published by Westview Press.
He earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Minnesota.
