Robert McChesney and John Nichols, authors of “The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again,” will discuss their bold model for keeping a vibrant free press alive in America at DePaul University on March 4.

The lecture will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at DePaul’s College of Communication lower-level theatre space, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago.
The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.

Founders of the Free Press national media reform movement, McChesney and Nichols believe that an independent and viable Fourth Estate must be kept alive in order to preserve democracy. In their book, they provide a strong critique of the current favored solution to this crisis and argue for strong public subsidies to create a viable, independent news media.

McChesney, a professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his longtime writing partner Nichols, a Washington correspondent at The Nation magazine, believe the current media model, in which newsgathering is supported by  advertising, is broken and cannot be fixed. They lay out a plan for revamping the traditional media landscape by turning it into a public trust, along the lines of schools and police.

McChesney and Nichols’ address will be followed by a reception and book signing. To reserve a seat, please e-mail Aisha Pulido in the College of Communication at apulido2@depaul.edu or call (312) 362-7197. For more information about the lecture, please contact Carolyn Bronstein, associate professor in the College of Communication, at (312) 362-7975 or cbronste@depaul.edu.