Salt Lake City—Salt Lake Tribune Editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce will speak to City Academy eighth grade history students about freedom of the press and the role of the press in a democratic society on Feb. 20 from 8:05 a.m. to 9:25 a.m.
City Academy is a public, tuition-free charter school for grades seven through 12. The school is located at 555 E. 200 S. in Salt Lake City. The school was one of Utah’s first charter schools, and is celebrating its 20-year anniversary throughout 2020.
According to a bio on the Tribune’s website, Napier-Pearce “joined The Salt Lake Tribune in January 2013, starting as a business writer and eventually becoming host of a daily online video program, ‘Trib Talk,’ and the weekly radio news show, ‘Behind the Headlines,’ before being named editor in August 2016. Prior to coming to The Tribune, she was news director, anchor, host and reporter for both KUER 90.1 FM and KCPW 88.3/105.3 FM, receiving numerous top awards from the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Utah Broadcasters Association and the national Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. She regularly moderates community events and has been an adjunct professor at the University of Utah. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Stanford University.”
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