“A Journalist’s Look at Philadelphia” with journalist and author Dan Rottenberg

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm In-Person in the MacColl Room Join us for a presentation by Philadelphia-based journalist and editor Dan Rottenberg on his latest book, The Education of a Journalist: My 70 Years on the Frontiers of Free Speech (Redmount Press, 2022).  Dan will discuss what he learned through 70 years of media turmoil, as editor of seven groundbreaking publications, author of 12 books, press critic, business writer, film critic, arts critic, and dining critic. As a champion of free speech, he successfully defended seven libel suits and survived protest demonstrations and death threats. Along the way, he helped launch the alternative media movement, the modern Jewish genealogy movement, and the “Forbes 400” list of wealthiest Americans. He covered the Chicago Seven trial for the Wall Street Journal and chronicled billionaires for Town & Country Magazine.