Join the Department of Journalism and Strategic Media in celebrating News Engagement Day with award-winning media executive, journalist and author Amy DuBois Barnett.

Barnett has held senior leadership roles at Paramount, Hearst, Disney and Time Inc. and served as editor-in-chief of Ebony, Teen People and Honey magazines. As editor-in-chief of Teen People, she became the first Black woman to lead a major mainstream magazine in the United States. Her career has also included leadership roles at BET, ESPN’s The Undefeated and Outside Interactive.

Barnett will read from her debut novel, If I Ruled the World, which draws readers into the worlds of magazines and music in New York City. Following the reading, she will take questions from the audience.

Come hear from a media leader whose career has spanned journalism, publishing, digital media, television and creative writing.