KINGSTON — Police records and privacy, paying for online news, and reporting on the financial crisis, are the topics of this year’s Journalism Day. Co-sponsored by URI’s Department of Journalism and The Rhode Island Press Association, the event will be held Thursday, Nov. 5, at URI’s Kingston campus. It is free and open to the public. Here is the schedule:

• 9:30 a.m.: “Police Records: Privacy v. Right to Know,” Atrium 2, Memorial Union, 50 Lower College Road, Kingston. Panelists: Tim White, investigative reporter, Channel 12; Michael Field, chief, Open Government Unit, R.I. Attorney General’s office; Capt. Jeffrey Allen, South Kingstown police; Howard Merton, attorney and partner, Partridge, Snow, Hahn; Moderator: Linda Lotridge Levin, chairwoman, URI Dept. of Journalism.

• 11 a.m.: “Should You Pay to Read a Newspaper Online?,” Atrium 2, Memorial Union, 50 Lower College Road, Kingston; Panelists: Sheila Mullowney, executive editor, The Newport Daily News; Neil Ryan, a senior journalism student; Peter Phipps, managing editor, online, The Providence Journal; Moderator: Scott Pickering, managing editor, East Bay Newspapers.

• 7 p.m.: Who Failed More? Banks or Journalists?,” Swan Hall, 60 Upper College Road, Kingston. Panelists: John Kostrzewa, assistant managing editor for commerce and consumer news, The Providence Journal; Dan McCrum, columnist for the Financial Times, based in New York; Karl A. Kozak, president and CEO, Pawtucket Credit Union; Moderator: Mark S. Murphy, editor, Providence Business News.

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