September 19 — The Media’s Role in the Combat Zone in Iraq
Gordon Trowbridge explains which is worse for a reporter, being embedded in Iraq or in DC.
When: Wednesday September 19, Social hour 5:30-6:30; dinner 6:30-7:15; talk 7:15-8:45
Where: The Marten House 1801 West 86th Street Indianapolis 46260
Gordon Trowbridge is the Washington Correspondent for the Detroit News. When he was with the Military Times, he spent a total of 10 months embedded with troops in Iraq. During his five years with the Military Times, he also spent time in Afghanistan, and became recognized as an authority on military attitudes about civilian politics. He will come to Indianapolis a few days after the much-anticipated release of the report on progress in Iraq by Gen. David Petraeus. Trowbridge will attend that hearing and will offer us his impressions and insights.
Reservations for this talk and dinner should be made by calling 317-566-2036, or e-mailing cmatthewfox@gmail.com. E-mail reservations must have the subject heading “ICWA Dinner Reservations” and must contain all contact information, including name, address, telephone, and number of reservations being made. All reservations must be received by the end of the day Thursday Sept. 13. This is also the date by which any cancelations must be received.
Dinner for ICWA members is $22 per person, $24 for non-members. If you would like to attend only the talk, the cost for ICWA members is $3; for nonmembers, the talk alone is $4.
If this talk sounds interesting, check out … Lee Hamilton on September 26 and September 27. And contrast the role of the news media during our Civil War at the talk “Abraham Lincoln and the Fourth Estate: The White House and the Press during the American Civil War” September 28.
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