Roiland to give free lecture on role of news media in public life

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 10, 2017 News

The role of the news media in public life will be the focus of an April 12 lecture at the University of Maine by Josh Roiland, assistant professor of journalism.

The 7 p.m. lecture, “Keep Calm and Scroll On: Understanding the News Media’s Influence in Turbulent Times,” in 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building is free and open to the public, and presented by UMaine Conferences and Institutes. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call 581.4091.

In his lecture, Roiland, who also teaches in UMaine’s Honors College, will examine the current media landscape, historical journalistic precedents, and the ways the public uses news.

Roiland teaches and writes about journalism and democracy, and literacy journalism. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Longreads, Nieman Storyboard and the journal Literary Journalism Studies.