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GEORGE
CURRY
How
does the mainstream media
affect perceptions of race,
both within and from outside
the African-American community?
George Curry gives an alternative
media perspective on affirmative
action, health care in minority
communities, and young people
of color. Named one of the
nation’s most influential
black journalists.
PETER
PHILLIPS
For
the past thirty years, Project
Censored has compiled an annual
list of significant news stories
which the major media are
unwilling to cover. Project
director and media watchdog
Dr. Peter Phillips uses these
stories to give a thoughtful
presentation that focuses
on building “media literacy”
in a democratic society.
FREDERICK LANE
If personal privacy is something we truly value, how do we find a balance with the role of emerging technologies? Attorney and technology expert Lane takes a hard look at the rapid evolving laws governing computers, privacy and free speech, at home, in school and in the workplace. Look for his upcoming book, The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture.
http://www.fredericklane.com
View a video clip of this speaker. CHARLES LANE
The newly-reconfigured Supreme Court will soon be ruling on cases crucial to all Americans; abortion rights, privacy issues, and the limits of Presidential power. How will the two newest justices rule? Washington Post correspondent Charles Lane gives audiences an insightful look at the politics and personalities within the Supreme Court
BOB
LEVEY
A veteran
prize-winning journalist in
the nation’s capitol,
former Washington
Post
columnist Bob Levey discusses
media ethics, responsible
reporting in the 21st Century,
and the media's struggle with
racial and gender discrimination.
He has authored three books,
including Washington Album: A Pictorial History of the Nation's
Capital.
CHRIS
GORE
The creator of FilmThreat.com and author of The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide gives audiences his take on everything from the latest trends in independent and cult films to making and marketing your own movie. From his outspoken commentary to judging and speaking at film festivals around the world, Chris has established himself as the top indie-film authority. ROB
CESTERNINO
While reality television was still in its infancy, Rob Cesternino began his study of the genre and then put his knowledge to practical use to become a contestant on both "Survivor: The Amazon" and "Survivor: All-Star". Rob is also a co-writer and producer of the movie "The Scorned," which is the basis for the E! Channel's show "Kill Reality." Recognized as a master strategist, Rob provides a no-holds-barred insider's view of the world of reality TV. FRANK
DEFORD
Among the most honored and versatile of writers, Frank Deford's work has appeared in virtually every medium. The dean of America's sportswriters, he exposes the hype and hypocrisy that often goes on in sports today. Best known for his commentary in Sports Illustrated and on National Public Radio, he is also the author of Everybody's All American and other books. ROBIN
WRIGHT
Traveling for years with Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice and other diplomats, Wright brings her experience as Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for the Washington Post to bring light to the rise of freedom in the Middle East, the continuing challenge of Islamic extremism, and America's relations with the rest of the world. She is the author of four books including the critically acclaimed The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran.
More on this speaker. (PDF 564K) ALFRED LUBRANO
Lubrano
speaks from both personal
experience and his work as
a journalist about the role
of class, culture and education across generations. The author
of the books Limbo:
Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar
Dreams
and Sons on Fathers, and a
feature writer for the Philadelphia
Inquirer,
he has won more than a dozen
journalism awards.
TAVIS
SMILEY
Host of his own talk shows on both NPR and PBS, he is the author of five books, including the critically acclaimed Hard Left: Straight Talk About the Wrongs of the Right. He is the founder of the Tavis Smiley Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage, empower, and enlighten black youth. Exploring current events from a perspective not often heard in the media, Smiley speaks about everything from politics to sports, technology and education, business, and the need for cultural and racial harmony. HELEN
THOMAS
Often
called “the First Lady
of the Press,” veteran
White House correspondent
Helen Thomas was one of the
first women to break into
front-page journalism. With
keen wit she shares an “insider”
view of the Presidency from
Eisenhower to George W. Bush.
Her memoir Front Row at the White House was internationally acclaimed.
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STEVE
BRODNER
Starting
with a small newspaper in
New Jersey, to his syndicated
series “Tomorrow’s
News Tonight” and his
recently published retrospective
Freedom
Fries,
Steve Brodner’s award-winning
career as a satirical illustrator and art journalist spans three
decades. His iconic caricatures
of pop and political culture
have appeared in every major
publication in the United
States, not to mention his
visual essays of political
campaigns and the struggles
of everyday working people
and their families. SUSAN
DOUGLAS
Media
critic, American Studies professor,
and author of Where
the Girls Are: Growing Up
Female with the Mass Media,
Susan Douglas reveals how
television and advertising target images of women. Her
other recent books include Listening In, a history
of radio listening, and The
Mommy Myth,
an examination of how motherhood
has been portrayed in the
mass media from the late 1960s
to the present. DAN
MOLDEA
One
of America’s most combative
and unrelenting investigative
journalists, bestselling author
Dan Moldea focuses on the
world of organized crime in
America in the highly acclaimed Hoffa Wars and Dark Victory. His controversial
book Interference linked the
NFL to the Mafia and embroiled
Moldea in a landmark legal
battle against the New York Times. He has
also published the definitive
books about the murder of
Robert Kennedy, the O.J. Simpson
case, and Vincent Foster's
suicide.
http://www.moldea.com
More on this speaker. (PDF 572K) CAMILLE
COOPER
 Camille
Cooper’s powerful multi-media
presentation, “Discover
the Truth,” addresses
issues of women in Hollywood
and how the media portrays
the “perfect American
girl”. She delivers
a unique, humorous, and insightful
look at a media industry obsessed
with thinness and beauty.
Ms. Cooper has worked professionally
in film and television. TIM RILEY
With both liberals and conservatives chipping away at "protected" speech, and the Internet putting children in touch with adult content, the controversy about private license and public morality continues. Noted rock critic Riley illuminates the ongoing censorship debate with a hard-hitting multimedia presentation that taps both high art and pop culture, campus speech codes and Hollywood violence, file-sharing and Internet privacy.
http://www.artsjournal.com/riley
ANDRES OPPENHEIMER
 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who covers Latin American affairs. His insights and ability to gain access to the luminaries who rule offers a unique perspective on political concerns, history, and the future. His books include Castro's Final Hour and Bordering on Chaos. RAY
SUAREZ
Suarez shares more than twenty-five
years of varied experience
in the news business, especially
covering such issues as immigration,
education, and the relationship
of religion in politics. Senior
Correspondent for “The
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”
and a life member of the National
Association of Hispanic Journalists,
Suarez previously served as
host of the nationwide call-in
news program “Talk of
the Nation” on National
Public Radio. LISA
MYERS
NBC
News National Correspondent Lisa Myers is a frequent panelist
on “Meet The Press”
and “NBC Today”.
She has covered six Presidential
elections, and is highly regarded
for her investigative reports.
Her political reporting has
been called “astute
and clever”.
JEFFREY
BIRNBAUM
Who is Jack Abramoff, and how did he turn Washington upside down? What really goes on behind the scenes in the nation's capital? Author and Washington Post columnist Jeff Birnbaum is an expert in both the financial and political worlds. Like few others, his unique perspective enables him to decode the complex connections between politics, business, lobbying and campaign fund-raising.
View a Video of this speaker. DAVID
MARANISS
An associate editor at The Washington Post, Maraniss is the author of several critically acclaimed biographies such as When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi, and First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton. His latest work is Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero. He has won virtually every major award in journalism, including the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
CHARLES KRAUSE
 From his Emmy-winning coverage of the collapse of the Oslo Peace Process for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”, to his first-hand account of the Jonestown, Guyana tragedy, Charles Krause gives his insights and perspective on world issues from the vantage point of a veteran foreign correspondent. Krause currently advises governments and corporations on media and communications issues.
william raspberry
A nationally syndicated Washington Post columnist who addresses urban and minority affairs, Raspberry offers watchdog reporting with a conscience, offering hope and solutions for the social problems he describes. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, he is one of our country's most influential journalists.
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