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New
York Times Foreign Editor to Explain Why Covering
Iraq is “A War Like No Other”
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Susan Chira, foreign editor at The New York Times,
will be speaking at Pomona College on Tuesday, February 13
at 7 p.m. The title of her lecture is “Covering Iraq: A War
Like No Other.”
From her journalistic vantage point, Chira will address the
special security and logistical issues necessary in the war
in Iraq. She will talk about how correspondents and editors
cover a war that is both highly risky and highly contested.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports that 93
journalists have been killed on duty in Iraq since the
invasion in 2003. Journalists continue to be abducted, and
according to CPJ, there have been 43 kidnappings in Iraq
since then.
Chira’s analysis—of how journalists and editors cover the
war and communicate to the public—is critical as lives are
risked. This month’s Gallup Poll asked whether it was worth
going to war in Iraq. Of those polled, 61% opposed the war,
36% were in favor, and only 3% had no opinion.
Chira has been with The Times for more than 25 years
and was named foreign editor in January 2004. Before
that she was editorial director of book development since
September 2002. She had previously served as assistant
foreign editor (1997-99), editor of Week in Review
(1999-2002 section at The Times), and served as
deputy foreign editor of the newspaper since February 1997.
This event will be held at Pomona’s Rose Hills Theater
(Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont) and is
sponsored by the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC).
For further information, call, (909) 621-8611.
Pomona College is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
institutions, offering a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Visit Pomona College on the web at
www.pomona.edu.
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