Nov

13 2016

Media Coverage of Israel & the Middle Easr

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street

Contact Mark Swick
swickmn@cofc.edu

Veteran journalist Ethan Bronner will analyze how the media cover Israel and the Middle East, with special focus on his own experience as Jerusalem Bureau Chief for The New York Times from 2008 to 2012 and as a senior editor at Bloomberg today where he also edits features on Israel. Bronner will talk about fairness, accuracy, and balance, the challenges of getting it right, and the shifting expectations of readers.

Ethan Bronner is a senior editor for international news at Bloomberg, following seventeen years at The New York Times, most recently as Deputy National Editor after a stint as its National Legal Affairs correspondent. In his current Bloomberg post he oversees investigative and analytic articles dealing with international affairs. Prior to his appointment in Jerusalem, he served as assistant editorial page editor of The New York Times.

Sponsor: Jewish Studies