Media Revolution in the Middle East

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
International Affairs Building, Room 1512
420 West 118th Street

A discussion with Al Jazeera Director General,  Wadah Khanfar, who transformed the single channel into a media network with multiple properties including Al Jazeera English.  Ranked as one of the most “Powerful People in the World” by Forbes Magazine, Khanfar began his career as a news correspondent in South Africa and later reported on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. One of his first mandates as managing director was to launch the Al Jazeera Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct in July 2004 at the First Al Jazeera International Forum.

Co-sponsored with the Middle East Institute and Columbia’s School of Journalism.