Reporting from Closed Societies (Video)

ORIGINALLY RECORDED September 10, 2009

Watch journalists describe the difficulties and dangers of reporting from closed societies based on their experiences in countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, the former Soviet Union, and China.
This session was part of the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship 60th Anniversary Event, which was made possible through the generous support of the Ford Foundation and Time Warner, Inc.

SPEAKERS:
Caryle Murphy, Independent Journalist and Author; 1994-95 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
David J. Remnick, Editor, New Yorker; 1991-92 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Elizabeth Rubin, Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine; 2008-2009 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Dan Southerland, Vice President of Programming and Executive Editor, Radio Free Asia; 1990-91 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Calvin Sims, Program Officer, Media, Art, and Culture, Ford Foundation; 2001-2002 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
PRESIDER:
Margaret G. Warner, Senior Correspondent, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

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• Caryle Murphy
• David J. Remnick
• Elizabeth Rubin
• Dan Southerland
• Calvin Sims
• Margaret G. Warner
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• NewsHour with Jim Lehrer