The Press and the Military: Best Friends or Natural Enemies?

   
Summary

The Press and the Military: Best Friends or Natural Enemies?

Description

Schedule as follows: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm “Rifles and Mortars, Notebooks and Cameras: How They Fit Together on the Battlefield” KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Kevin Sites, pioneer of “backpack journalism” and author of In the Hot Zone: One Man. One Year. Twenty Wars. With graphic video from the world’s hottest battlefields Panelists: H. D. S. Greenway, Boston Globe columnist and former war correspondent in Vietnam; Steve Williams, BBC executive editor for the Asia-Pacific Region; and COL.(P) Paul Smith, Massachusetts National Guard. 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm “Iraq and Afghanistan: Covering Today’s Deadliest Wars” with KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sebastian Junger, author of "The Perfect Storm" and the forthcoming "War." Panelists: Doug Struck, longtime war correspondent for the Washington Post; Gary Knight, renowned combat photographer; and Lt. Col. Rumi Nielson-Green, former Army public affairs officer in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo. Sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Communication, and the Division of Military Education (ROTC).

Starts

10:00am on Friday, December 4th 2009

End Time

5:00pm

Topics

Conferences & Workshops

Event Open To

public

Information Phone

617-353-5015

Contact Name

Lauren Glaser

Building

Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary's Street

Room

Colloquium Room - 9th Floor

Contact Email

leglaser@bu.edu

Contact Organization

College of Communication

Show Who

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Show Contact

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Show Fees

free

 
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