Journalists Cover the World
Location: The Beacon Hotel
October 22, 2009 12:30 pm
Joanna Kakissis conducting an interview in Bangladesh
When:
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 12:30 to 2 PM
Complimentary lunch will be served
Where:
The Beacon Hotel
1615 Rhode Island Avenue (at 17th street), NW - The Beacon Room
Washington, DC 20036
Come hear seven journalists share the results of their five-week reporting projects for the IRP. The journalists have just returned from Pakistan, Brazil, Kenya, Thailand, India, Bangladesh and Rwanda.
The IRP Fellows will present their multimedia reports on refugees, health, climate change and the global environment, development of the Amazon, and Pakistani conflict zones.
Speakers:
Perry Beeman, De Moines Register, Country focus: Rwanda
Theresa Bradley, Freelance Journalist, Country focus: Brazil
Joanna Kakissis, Freelance Journalist, Country focus: Bangladesh
Miranda Kennedy, Freelance Journalist, Country focus: India
Julia Lyon, Salt Lake Tribune, Country focus: Thailand
Jessica Silver-Greenberg, BusinessWeek, Country focus: Kenya
Amna Nawaz, NBC News, Country focus: Pakistan
Please RSVP by October 19, 2009 at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 202-663-7726.