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On Journalism, Media & Information Literacy

Presented in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio


Sharon Moshavi

President, International Center for Journalists


Ed Ronco, moderator

News Director, Interlochen Public Radio


May 29, 2025

Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City, MI

In person & online

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

6:30 pm Eastern US program | 5:30 pm reception

Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium

1701 E. Front St. Traverse City, MI


Hybrid event //  in-person audience and online livestream
In-person admission |  $15 per person
Online admission |  $10 per person | watch online


Students & educators |  free admission for current students and educators, including NMC and area secondary schools.


Members |  Supporters of IAF do not need to purchase tickets. Members make these programs possible via membership gifts. Thank you.

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About the speaker


Sharon Moshavi  is the President of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping journalists be better journalists. ICFJ develops and runs programs for its 132,000+ global network of reporters, editors and newsrooms, supporting them to report on critical issues, keep up with technological transformation, and find successful business models. Through its work, ICFJ aims to help journalism connect more deeply with audiences, and increase the flow of reliable, trustworthy news - a cornerstone of healthy democracies. Previously, Moshavi was senior vice president of new initiatives, leading ICFJ’s new project development, innovation and impact She designed programs that supported newsroom transformation, created investigative reporting networks, and mentored emerging media leaders, as well as spearheaded the creation of the organization’s research arm. Prior to ICFJ, Moshavi worked as Communications Manager at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. For more than a decade before that, Moshavi was based in New Delhi, Jerusalem and Tokyo, reporting from countries across Asia and the Middle East for The Boston Globe, Newsday, BusinessWeek, KQED, PRI, and The New Republic, among others. Moshavi is a member of the board of directors of the News Product Alliance, and the board of advisors for the Howard Center for Investigative Reporting at the University of Maryland.

Learn more about Sharon Moshavi here.

About the moderator


Ed Ronco joined Interlochen Public Radio as its news director in the summer of 2022, after eight years with KNKX Public Radio in Seattle/Tacoma, where he was the local host of All Things Considered. He’s an experienced reporter, interviewer and broadcaster, whose career has also included work in rural Alaska and northern Indiana. Originally from Michigan, Ed is delighted to be back in his home state — and at Interlochen, no less, which he only ever dreamed of attending as a band and theater kid growing up in Wyandotte. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University.

Learn more about Ed Ronco and IPR News here.


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