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ADVISORY/Freedom of the Press During Wartime; Harry Shearer and Daniel Stern Join Journalists and Entertainment Leaders to Debate Free Speech.


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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Dec. 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The Creative Coalition


WHAT:       Media and entertainment leaders will publicly debate the
            balance between free speech and security needs in a free
            society, and the struggles with new boundaries being
            placed on freedom of expression.

            This Creative Coalition event, in partnership with the
            First Amendment Center, will be held Tuesday, December 10,
            at The Freedom Forum at 7:00 p.m.

            Moderator:
                -  Daniel Stern, Actor/Director/Writer

            Panel members:
                -  Harry Shearer, Actor/Director/Musician/Political
                   Satirist
                -  Tucker Carlson, Co-Host, CNN Crossfire
                -  Margaret Carlson, Senior Writer, TIME Magazine
                -  Bill O'Reilly, Host, The O'Reilly Factor
                -  Ken Paulson, Host, Speaking Freely

WHEN:       Tuesday, December 10, 2002
            6:00 pm Reception / 7:00 pm Program

WHERE:      The Freedom Forum, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA
            (Take Metro's Blue or Orange line to the Rosslyn Station.)

CONTACT:    Interviews and photo ops available for credentialed press
            only.  To schedule, please contact Lori Jennings.
            Phone:  202.659.7902
            E-mail:   ljenning@apcoworldwide.com



ABOUT THE CREATIVE COALITION

The Creative Coalition (www.TheCreativeCoalition.org) is the leading nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law.
, nonpartisan non·par·ti·san  
adj.
Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions.
 social and public advocacy organization of the arts and entertainment community.

Founded in 1989 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating its members on issues of public importance, primarily the First Amendment, arts advocacy, campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns.  and public education. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, The Creative Coalition also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden .

The Creative Coalition does not endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse.


endorse (indorse) v.
 or raise funds for political parties or candidates.

ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER

The First Amendment Center works to preserve and protect First Amendment freedoms through information and education. The center, with offices in Arlington, Va., and Nashville, Tenn., serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, the right to assemble and the right to petition The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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