Peruvian miners turn rain forest into wastelands. Corruption and mismanagement keep West Africans from clean drinking water. Hear these and other stories from international journalists who are mapping the impact of globalization on people and the planet.
Join us Thursday evening, April 12, for a panel discussion on what it takes for journalists to accurately tell international stories that have economic, scientific, cultural, political and public health impact; and how these complex, global subjects are still being covered well, even as journalism reinvents itself online and via social media. Our panelists will be:
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Ameto Akpe is the foreign affairs and energy correspondent for BusinessDay newspaper in Nigeria. Akpe’s recent reports expose mismanagement of the country’s water resources. |
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Stefanie Friedhoff (moderator) is special projects manager at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. A 2001 Nieman Fellow, she also is a freelance journalist and science writer for U.S. and European media. |
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Tom Hundley is senior editor at the Pulitzer Center. He spent 21 years at the Chicago Tribune, including 18 years as a foreign correspondent that took him to more than 60 countries. |
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Cristine Russell is a science writer with three decades of experience. She is a contributing editor for Columbia Journalism Review, a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com, and president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. She is an adjunct lecturer at HKS and senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. |
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Stephen Sapienza is an Emmy Award-winning news and documentary producer who has reported human security stories from across the globe for PBS NewsHour, Al Jezeera, and CNN. His recent work focuses on the impact of extractive industries and access to clean water. |
This program is part of the Nieman Foundation’s collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington, D.C., and will feature two ongoing Pulitzer Center reporting projects:
“Global Goods, Local Costs,” which assigns journalists around the world to trace the hidden costs for both people and the environment of the rising demand for raw materials used to produce consumer goods.
“Waiting for Water,” which pairs U.S. journalists with West African colleagues to follow up on promises by governments and aid organizations to improve water and sanitation and pushes for more accountability from all involved.
Thursday, April 12, 7-9 p.m.
Walter Lippmann House
1 Francis Ave.
Cambridge, Mass.
A wine and cheese reception will follow the discussion.
EVENT VIDEO NOW HERE: http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/GlobalInterests/LocalFailures/Video.aspx
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