Lecture Series: Thomas Peele

Co-sponsored by CMCM and the College of Marin, Oakland based journalist Thomas Peele will speak about his book Killing the Messenger. Killing the Messenger investigates the murder of Chauncey Bailey, a journalist killed in Oakland in 2007. Peele examines the historical, political and social forces that led to the most violent act committed against a journalist in the United States in thirty years. Killing the Messenger reminds us of the power of journalism and why we must continue to investigate and share the stories that matter to us most with our communities.

Thomas Peele is a digital investigative reporter for the Bay Area News Group and the Chauncey Bailey Project. He is also a lecturer at the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. There will be a Q&A and book signing following the lecture.