THE WEEK Magazine to Host First Annual Opinion Forum in Association with The Aspen Institute.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- March 8 Event in Washington DC to Feature Panel Discussions and 2nd Annual THE WEEK Opinion Awards THE WEEK, America's fastest growing news and opinion magazine and a division of Dennis Publishing Dennis Publishing Ltd. is one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Founded in 1974, the group consists of a number of operating companies in both the UK and USA, with a turnover exceeding £200 million a year. (www.theweekmagazine.com), will team with the Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues. to host the first annual Opinion Forum, focusing on the issues concerning columnists and opinion writing in America. Sir Harold Evans
Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born June 28 1928) is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of , THE WEEK's Editor-at-Large, and Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson (born May 20 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He has been the Chairman and CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of TIME. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Aspen Institute, will lead the invitation-only event on Tuesday, March 8, at The Meyer Auditorium in the Freer Gallery of Art The Freer Gallery of Art is the Smithsonian Institution's museum of East Asian art, including art from China, Korea, Japan, South Asia (India), and southeast Asia, as well as American art. It opened to the general public in 1923. in Washington, D.C. The Opinion Forum will consist of three panel discussions and a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. followed by an awards reception and dinner at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium featuring the announcement of the winners of THE WEEK's Second Annual Opinion Awards in four categories: Columnist of the Year, Single Issue Advocate of the Year, Editorial Cartoonist of the Year and Blogger of the Year. THE WEEK Opinion Awards were launched in 2004 to recognize the nation's best opinion writing. Last year's winners were Thomas Friedman and Paul Krugman of The New York Times, Joshua Micah Marshall of www.talkingpointsmemo.com and Tommy Tomlinson of the Charlotte Observer. The panel discussions and confirmed panelists include: --"Opinion Journalists: Serving what Master?" Will explore the evolution of "party line" opinion writing. The panel: Peter Beinart of the New Republic, David Brooks of The New York Times, Ana Marie Cox Ana Marie Cox (born September 23 1972, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an American author and blogger, who was the founding editor of the political blog Wonkette, and widely considered synonymous with the title. of Wonkette.com, and Arianna Huffington. Moderated by Walter Isaacson. --"The War in Iraq: Patriotism, Propaganda, and the Making of Public Opinion." Will explore coverage of the war in Iraq, through the lens of how events were covered by the press and the ultimate effect on shaping public opinion around the world - John Burns of The New York Times, Simon Jenkins from The Times of London, Hafez Mirazi of Al Jazeera, Salameh Nermatt of Al Hayat, Geraldo Rivera, and James Rubin. Moderated by Sir Harold Evans. --"Is the Media Elite Out of Touch with America?" In the aftermath of the 2004 election, many analysts said that the coverage and the results proved that the elite media is out of touch with red-state America. The panel: Tina Brown, Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Foundation, Dr. Frank Newport of The Gallup Poll, The Week Editor-at-Large Margaret Carlson and Pat Robertson. Moderated by George Stephanopolous. --Senator Chuck Hagel (R - Nebraska) will be give the awards' dinner keynote address Bill Falk, Editor-in-Chief of THE WEEK, said that he and his staff had observed a distinct trend in opinion writing in recent years. "As the country has become increasingly polarized A one-way direction of a signal or the molecules within a material pointing in one direction. , a significant number of opinion writers have, in effect, chosen sides, and aligned themselves with specific political parties and philosophies,'' Falk said. "Many columnists have given up any pretense of independence; they write for 'us,'' in consistent condemnation of 'them.' In this respect, the American press is becoming more like the European press--with each newspaper, magazines, and TV network identified in the public mind with a particular worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. . At our forum, we'll explore this phenomenon and where it may lead.'' Attendees of THE WEEK Opinion Summit will include more than 200 national opinion-makers: columnists, political figures, intellectuals, and business executives. THE WEEK, a division of Dennis Publishing, is the fastest growing news and opinion magazine in America. Every week, THE WEEK's editors scour scour, scours 1. the chemical and physical cleaning of fleece wool. 2. diarrhea. dietetic scour see dietary diarrhea. peat scour see secondary nutritional copper deficiency. hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and Web sites, seeking out the most intriguing stories and the most thoughtful commentary - left, right, and everything in between. The best of what they find gets reported - concise, intelligent, crisp. THE WEEK's focus is broad: U.S. and international news, the best columns from here and abroad, business, health, science, and technology, plus books, film, the arts, consumer reviews, and leisure activities. The Aspen Institute is an international non-profit organization founded in 1950. Its mission is to foster enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding in a nonpartisan and non-ideological setting. |
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