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Reporting War - Dahr Jamail, Pepe Escobar, Patrick Smyth

Submitted by MediaBite on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 14:27.
09/04/2008 - 18:15
09/04/2008 - 20:30

MediaBite is hosting a debate in DIT Aungier street, Dublin2, on the 9th of April at 6:15pm.

The event is a debate on media coverage of the Iraq war. The purpose of which is discuss whether something can be learned from the perceived failures of that coverage and whether lessons learned could have implications for coverage of future conflicts, specifically the current escalation towards Iran.

The panel includes:

  • Pepe Escobar - Asia Times / Real News Network
  • Dahr Jamail - Independent Journalist
  • Patrick Smyth - Irish Times Foreign Editor
  • Joe Zefran - RTE.ie News Editor
  • Harry Browne - DIT lecturer
  • Ciaran O'Reilly - Anti-war Activist
  • Eamonn Crudden - Independent Film-Maker
  • Fergal Keane - RTE Journalist

The debate is hosted by:
- MediaBite
- Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
- RTE News Online
- The Real News Network

and will be broadcast live on RTE.ie and theRealNews.com

This is a FREE event and advanced booking is recommended. Email editors@mediabite.org to reserve your seat.