War reporting panel this Wednesday
This Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the CUAA Journalism Chapter and the Journalism Student Association will present a panel discussion, “Stories from the front: staying safe while getting the story.” This promises to be an interesting look at war reporting, in spite of the fact that I'll be moderating. I've included all the details below and hope people will show up. But I also have a request.
What questions would you like me to ask the panelists (names below)? What topics should we cover? I want to hear from anyone who has suggestions. We'll make sure to leave plenty of time for questions, but I'd appreciate any input from people out there. Go ahead and leave them in the comments. Then I'll see you on Wednesday.
Event info:
Join us as veteran reporters share their battle stories from Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and Central Asia in an interactive workshop on danger-zone journalism.
Guest speakers:
- Levon Sevunts, freelance journalist, writer and translator
- Martin Patriquin, Montreal correspondent for Maclean’s magazine
- Phil Carpenter, Montreal Gazette photojournalist and former Canadian Forces reservist
- Martin Forgues, Concordia journalism student and Canadian Forces member who served inAfghanistan
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Irish Embassy Pub & Grill
1234 Bishop, Montreal
$10 for alumni and general public (includes one complimentary drink)
$5 for Concordia Journalism students
Register by March 28, 2008 online or call 514-848-2424, ext. 4397
For further information, please contact Derek Linetsky at 514-848-2424 ext. 5629 or derek.linetsky@concordia.ca
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