WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Journalists are invited to attend this free seminar on Wed., May 14, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Fierce debates about human rights and religious freedom in China are intensifying as the Beijing Olympics draw near. This seminar will give you advice and resources to help you frame stories, track down sources and add context to your reporting at a time when China's global influence is on the rise.
SPEAKERS
-- Fenggang Yang is an associate professor of sociology at Purdue
University who specializes in religious change in China.
-- Carol Hamrin is a research professor at George Mason University and
senior associate with the Global China Center. She specializes in
religious rights policy issues in China.
-- Ming Wan is professor of government and politics and director of the
Global Affairs Program at George Mason University. He is the author of
Human Rights in Chinese Foreign Relations: Defining and Defending
National Interests.
-- Stephen Angle is associate professor of philosophy at Wesleyan
University. He is the author of Human Rights and Chinese Thought: A
Cross-Cultural Inquiry.
-- Bob Dietz is the Asia Program coordinator for the Committee to Protect
Journalists.
EVENT DETAILS
Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Fl., Washington, D.C. 20045,
Holeman Lounge
When: Wed., May 14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE! Seminar includes lunch.
Presented by: Religion Newswriters, the association of journalists who cover religion in the mainstream media
How to register: Contact Amy Schiska: 614-891-9001, ext. 3# / Schiska@RNA.org.
This event was made possible (in part) by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.
SOURCE Religion Newswriters
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