Brookdale’s director of strategic policy initiatives, christian gonzález-rivera, participated in a virtual panel on March 23, “The Most Important Story You’re Ignoring: The Aging City,” at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, City University of New York. The panel, moderated by Jarrett Murphy, editor of City Limits, discussed how to report on issues related to older adults as well as important topics in aging for journalists to explore.
Also on the panel were Bobbie Sackman, a member leader with Jews for Racial & Economic Justice and a campaign leader with NY Caring Majority; Katelyn Andrews, the director of public policy at LiveOn NY, a membership organization representing more than 100 community-based organizations that serve older New Yorkers; and Kevin Jones, the associate state director for advocacy at AARP, covering New York City.
