Lecture to Compare Media and Elections in Italy and U.S.

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Hall Institute Communications Director Richard A. Lee will be one of the speakers at a program comparing media and elections in Italy and the United States.

The program will take place on Monday, July 26, at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy, where Lee is teaching a course on media and elections. Dr. Gianpietro Mazzoleni, a professor of sociology and communication at the Università degli Studi di Milano, will present the Italian perspective.

Lee, who has 30 years of professional experience in journalism and public relations, also teaches a course on media and government at Rutgers University. Prior to joining the Hall Institute, he was a Deputy Director of Communications in the New Jersey Governor’s Office. He previously served as a Public Information Officer for the New Jersey General Assembly and the Township of Woodbridge. As a journalist, he held a variety of jobs ranging from political reporter to rock music critic. He worked at daily and weekly newspapers as well as an entertainment news-magazine, and his freelance articles have appeared in a variety of publications.

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