POCKRASS LECTURE TO ADDRESS MEDIA'S POWER, POLITICAL POLARIZATION, VOTER TURNOUT

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - An internationally recognized expert on political communication will present a free public lecture about the power of the media, focused on its ability to fuel political polarization, and whether polarization drives people to the polls on Sept. 24 at Penn State.

Hernando Rojas will present "Media and the Three Ps: Polarization, Participation and Populism" at 5 p.m. Sept. 24 in Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building) at University Park.

The event, the Pockrass Memorial Lecture, is named after the late Professor Robert M. Pockrass, a member of Penn State's journalism faculty from 1948 to 1977. Pockrass, who specialized ...