UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A longtime journalist who has experience in public radio, politics, health and science journalism, and has covered Washington, D.C., for more than two decades, will present the annual Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics in late February at Penn State.

Todd Zwillich, deputy Washington, D.C., bureau chief for VICE News, will present the lecture focused on ethics and protecting democracy at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27 in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library. The event is free and open to the public.

Along with his role at VICE News, Zwillich is the author of the best-selling Audible Original “The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon,” which tells the story of NASA engineer John Houbolt, who fought groupthink, disdain and abuse to help the Apollo missions reach the moon.

Before joining VICE News, Zwillich served as host of “The Takeaway” for WNYC and Public Radio International. He’s covered Capitol Hill, numerous campaigns, and Democratic and Republican conventions for more than two decades. Before covering politics and the Capitol Hill full time, Zwillich was a health care reporter covering health policy, politics science and medicine.

The Dr. N.N. Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics is supported by an endowment from Margaret L. Oweida in memory of her husband, the late Dr. N.N. Oweida, a surgeon from New Kensington, Pennsylvania.