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A conference to be held at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, on Wed. Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. will help citizens become instruments of change in their communities.

The event, called Citizen Journalist Conference, aims to counter the culture of corruption that has become a common factor in all local politics.

With the advent of local news outlets and social media, the power to inform and act has changed drastically over the last decade. According to the official announcement, this conference will discuss the current state of local news reporting and how citizens can utilize new, innovative web tools and their own civic knowledge to report what's happening at City Hall.

The panel includes Michael Delli Carpini, Dean Annenberg School of Communications (Moderator); Richard Benfield, Editorial Writer & Editor (retired), New York Times & The Record; Ted Mann, Founder, InJersey.com and Digital Development Director, Gannett NJ;
Michael Shapiro, Founder & Editor, The Alternative Press.com.