"Muncie Media in the Year 2014: Predicting a Day in Your Life" is the topic of a Dec. 8 presentation at Ball State University.

Barry Umansky, the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Distinguished Chair in Telecommunications, will discuss the possible evolution of Muncie's media outlets over the next decade. He also will address how technological developments and government policy will shape media operations.

Sponsored by Ball State's Department of Telecommunications, the presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library, room 225. An informal reception will follow the presentation, which is free and open to the public.

Before he began teaching at Ball State in fall 2003, Umansky served as former vice president and deputy general counsel of the National Association of Broadcasters. As a telecommunications attorney, he has represented radio stations, television stations and other communication companies in regulatory compliance, licensing and transactional matters.

Before joining Ball State's faculty, he was a guest lecturer on communications law and a presenter at annual Broadcast Education Association conventions. He now teaches communication law classes and the senior capstone social responsibility course.

For more information on the presentation, contact the telecommunications department at (765) 285-1489.