Witness to
Tragedy
and Recovery
How news images of disaster
are shaped – and shape us
A free, public symposium
and exhibition
Pace University, September 8–22, 2011
Check out the News Photographer story about the event.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to a visual journalism night of remembrance, symposium and reception for a photo exhibit, exploring the impact of media images of the 9-11 World Trade Center attack and recovery.
This FREE event (registration required) will welcome the hundreds of journalists from throughout the world who will converge on New York City for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on our country.
A panel of photographers, videographers, psychologists and other scholars will analyze the effects and lessons of news images of disasters for both the public and ourselves.
- KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- Aaron Brown, former CNN Anchor, PBS anchor for “Wide Angle,” Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University
- MODERATOR
- Michelle Charlesworth, WABC-TV News reporter & weekend anchor
The exhibit, curated by Bolivar Arellano Gallery, will feature photos and multi-edia presentations by more than 30 visual journalists in the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University in downtown Manhattan.
- WHEN:
- Thursday, September 8, 5:30-9 p.m.
- (Exhibition on view through September 24)
- WHERE:
- Pace University, 3 Spruce Street (just east of City Hall), NYC
ADMISSION IS FREE – REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
For information, contact NPPA at info@nppa.org

