Former White House Correspondent in Chattanooga
Dan Lothian has since gone on to become a CNN White House Correspondent for 10 years, and one of the on-scene reporters for Hurricane Katrina…among other major stories.
Lothian was at UTC Monday as a visiting lecturer.
DAN LOTHIAN, 1989, WDEF NEWS REPORTER "Officials at Erlanger are excited about the new Life Force program. They anticipate approximately 200 patients will be transported in a year."
Dan Lothian, general assignment reporter at News 12 in the late 80’s has covered a lot of ground in the last 25 years. He now heads a consulting firm and will be making several appearances over the next 2 years at UTC.
DR.BETSY ALDERMAN, UTC PROFESSOR, COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT (IN:00:33) "This is an outstanding opportunity for communications students to hear somebody of his caliber,his journalistic experience is almost paralleled."
One of his favorite topics is his 10 years as CNN White House correspondent, especially how things changed at the White House. He explained during a visit with Joe Legge on News 12 this morning.
DAN LOTHIAN ,ON NEWS 12 THIS MORNING "In particular, I’ll talk about the Obama administration..covering the Obama administration and issues such as access…you know as a reporter we never get enough access, but we’ll talk about some problems people see with the administration."
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, 2009 "Let me say it as simply as I can, transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstone of this presidency."
Lothian read students part of the letter from a dozen news organizations complaining about a lack of that transparency at the White House.
DAN LOTHIAN, SPEAKING AT UTC "The stifling of free expression is happening despite your pledge on your first day in office to bring a new era of openness to federal government. Recent research has indicated the problem is getting worse throughout the nation..particularly at the federal level. "
There will be additional opportunities for UTC students to learn from Lothian.
He’ll return for subsequent campus lectures on November 12-13, and also in January, March, and April.
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