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Journalists & War Conference

Pre-conference event

Thursday, February 15: screening and discussion of War Made Easy documentary
Norman Solomon and others

Conference
Friday, February 16
1:00
Welcome and opening remarks
Hugh LaFollette

Narratives of Just War
Truth, Justice, or the American Way: The Conflicting Allegiances of Journalists in Wartime
Joel Rosenthal Judith Lichtenberg Hugh LaFollette (moderator)
We will have questions from the floor and discussion among the presenters at the end of each session.
3:15
Break
3:30
Reflections of a War Zone Thug
Beyond Reporting: Journalists Responses to Crimes Against Humanity
Martin Bell Philip Seib Jay Black (moderator)
5:30
Roundtable with all participants
Deni Elliott (moderator)
6:30
Dinner for Participants

Saturday, February 17
9:00 Welcome and opening remarks Bob Steele
9:00
The Judgment Call: Can We Be Wrong?
The Information War: Where the Government's Interests and Journalism's Interests Clash, and Where They Don't
Barbara Crossette Albert Pierce Thomas W. Smith (moderator)
11:00
Break
11:15
Ethical Problems of Covering the War in Iraq
Corey Flintoff Tony Silvia (moderator)
12:15 lunch
2:00
The Military Media Relationship
War Made too Easy
Bryan Whitman Norman Solomon Bob Steele (moderator)
4:00
Roundtable with all participants
Deni Elliott (moderator)
5:00
Closing remarks
Hugh LaFollette

For more information: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/lafollette/j&w/

Conference is free and open to the public