2019-summit

Surprising conclusions from the 2019 Greenlee Summit: Communications and Civility in Our Democracy
Our workplaces are the best and safest places for individuals to experience civil discussions in today's political environment, according to keynote speaker Leslie Gaines-Ross, Chief Reputation Strategist at Weber Shandwick. See more ideas for promoting civility and civil discourse in the 2019 Greenlee Summit report-out. Read More

October 18, 2019
Journalism and democracy: What I learned at the S.E. Cupp lecture
Danielle Bauer, sophomore in journalism and mass communication, shares what she learned from the S.E. Cupp lecture during the 2019 Greenlee Summit. Read More

October 3, 2019
PR, civility, and keeping our audiences: Greenlee students share their experiences attending a Summit workshop
Greenlee students attended the 2019 Greenlee Summit and got a chance to network with experienced communications professionals. Find out more about what they learned about communication and civility at this year's summit! Read More

October 3, 2019
Greenlee Summit on WHO TV Channel 13 News
Kelly Winfrey discussed Greenlee Summit: Communications and Civility in Our Democracy with Sonya Heithusen on WHO TV Channel 13 News Aug. 21. Read More

August 22, 2019
Greenlee Summit on We Are Iowa 5
Kelly Winfrey, assistant professor, appeared on We are Iowa 5 "Good Morning Iowa" on Aug. 19 to discuss the Greenlee Summit with Elias Johnson. Read More

August 20, 2019
Greenlee Summit will explore solutions to incivility in communications and media
In this Des Moines Register opinion piece, Angela Powers, Greenlee School director and professor, shares how the Greenlee Summit will promote civility and civil discourse in communications. Read More

August 12, 2019
National Authority on Civility to Kick Off Greenlee Summit in Early September
Weber Shandwick Poll Says Nearly Two-Thirds of the American Public Believes Social Media is Undermining Civility in America Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross, one of the world’s… Read More

August 6, 2019
Connected AND Protected: How Online Incivility Threatens Our Audience Bonds
Technology has obviously made it possible for journalists to connect with their audiences in incredibly powerful ways. Rather than waiting for letters or… Read More

August 1, 2019
Social media and the Iowa caucuses
Before the first Democratic debate, guest blogger and Greenlee School Professor Daniela Dimitrova discusses social media and the Iowa Caucuses on the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics' Navigating Gender in Iowa blog. Read More

June 26, 2019
Why a Greenlee Summit? And why a conference on Civility?
Recently, I was chatting with a friend and was telling her that I volunteer to assist the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa… Read More

June 17, 2019