Media, War,
& Occupation
A lecture and discussion with
Ali Abunimah
Oak Park River Forest High School
Room 370
201 N. Scoville Ave., Oak Park, IL
How do the media filter information to shape our perceptions of events in Iraq, Israel, and Palestine? • What are we seeing, what are we not seeing, and who decides? • Is there media bias? • How independent are the journalists who report on these conflicts, and what pressures exist within the news dissemination industry that affect our exposure to the facts? • How do the American media differ from new sources elsewhere around the world? • How does public opinion around the world vary from our own, and why? • How has the Internet changed information access, and what is the function of alternative media outlets?
Information: 312.427.2533 x18 or email justpeace1@aol.com
Sponsors:
- American Friends Service Committee
- Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
- Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice
Well-known media analyist Ali Abunimah is co-founder of Electronic Intifada and Electronic Iraq, and vice-president of the Arab-American Action Network.
An articulate and much-sought public speaker with a thorough understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Mr. Abunimah regularly appears in national and international broadcast and print media. Abunimah's many broadcast news invitations have included CSPAN, BBC, CNN, NPR, and MSNBC. He has appeared on "Hardball With Chris Matthews," "Chicago Tonight," and "Hannity and Colmes." Abunimah's op-ed pieces have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Salon.com, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Village Voice.
Abunimah holds a bachelor's degree in politics from Princeton University and a master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago. He is currently working toward a doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. Abunimah was one of the contributing authors to Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War (2000), and The New Intifada: Resisting Israel's Apartheid (2001).