Detroit 67 Media Coverage: Then and Now

On July 28, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder, which came to become known as the Kerner Commission, to look into what happened in the summer of 1967. This “Detroit 1967 Media Coverage: Then & Now” panel series will dissect the Commission’s findings and recommendations around the news media.

An expert panel of journalists and community leaders - including Rochelle Riley, Kim Voet, Sheila Cockrel, Keith Owens, Jamon Jordan, Tim Kiska and Ike McKinnon - will gather for a stimulating conversation on the Kerner Report’s critique: “What did the Kerner Commission Report say about the news media?” and “Have media outlets adopted the Kerner Report’s recommendations?”