Chicago broadcast journalist, SIU alumna to present Marmaduke Lecture
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by Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. Chicago broadcast journalist Afua Owusu took to heart the lessons learned while an undergraduate student in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Department of Radio, Television, and Digital Media.
Owusu, a 2005 broadcast journalism graduate, will present the 2021 Marmaduke Lecture Series when she discusses her career and the role of women in the media, particularly in high-ranking posts and on-air positions, during a virtual community discussion at 7 p.m., March 18. WSIU’s Jennifer Fuller, also an SIU program alumna, will facilitate the discussion on the media, news, entertainment and more. Earlier in the day, Owusu will meet with students in a career Q&A session on the future of journalism and the role that Generation Z – anyone born after 1997 – plays in bringing change to the industry.