Join Prof. ALEXANDER STILLE for a panel discussion on corruption and democracy in Italy.
Free Press vs. Government Control:
How Journalists Confront Political Corruption in Berlusconi's Italy
Monday, September 20, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Lecture Hall, Third Floor
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Three speakers from Italy will take part: PIERCAMILLO DAVIGO, a sitting judge who was one of the chief prosecutors in the famous corruption investigation known as "Operation Clean Hands," and MARCO TRAVAGLIO and PETER GOMEZ, two bestselling authors who write on corruption and official wrongdoing in the Italy of current Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Travaglio and Gomez have also started a new daily newspaper called "Il Fatto Quotidiano" (The Daily Fact).
The discussion -- on both the current situation in Italy and the role of media control a on both the current situation in Italy and the role of media control and corruption in democracies in general -- should be lively.
This event is open to the public. Please register through this online link; space is limited: https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/COU/events/COU2305089.html
Simultaneous translation equipment will be available for anyone who does not speak either Italian or English.
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