03/11/22 Online panel to discuss importance of conflict journalism, despite the dangers
The Joe Rosenthal Chapter of the USMC Combat Correspondents Association and California State Library will host a virtual panel on conflict journalism, “When the Press Goes to War.” The panel will feature photojournalists and other voices on why journalists report from the battlefield and other dangerous locations, and why their work is important to the public. The war in Ukraine has made this talk all the more relevant and timely.
Since before the American Civil War in the 1860s, journalists have covered wars, rebellions and natural disasters, putting themselves in danger to help the public understand conflict and the world around them. The cost is undeniable. Nearly 1,400 journalists were killed between 1992 and 2020, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Others were injured, arrested, kidnapped or missing.
Event Details
“When the Press Goes to War”
A Virtual Panel on Conflict Journalism Hosted by the Joe Rosenthal Chapter of the USMC Combat Correspondents Association and California State Library
Date: March 11, 2022
Time: 3-4:30pm (CST)
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free but attendance is limited, so register here now
Panelists include:
Nicole Frugé - Photojournalist and Photography Director of the San Francisco Chronicle
Julio Cortez - Associated Press Staff Photographer
Lucy Wescott - Emergencies Director, Committee to Protect Journalists
Lauren Katzenberg – New York Times International Editor (moderator)
The panel is part of the public programing of the exhibit, “Joe Rosenthal and the Photo that Changed America,” at the library through Feb. 28, 2022. Joe Rosenthal took the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo while working for The Associated Press in 1945. The photo earned him the Pulitzer Prize, raised billions of dollars for the war effort, and raised the spirits of the American people. It remains the most recognized and reproduced photo in history. Just as Rosenthal photographed from the frontline on the battlefield, today’s conflict journalists also brave life-threatening conditions to get their photos and collect the news. For more information, contact Tom Graves at 415-860-7241 or tom@tomgraves.com.
About the Joe Rosenthal Chapter of the USMC Combat Correspondents Association
Part of a national organization of military and civilian journalists, the Joe Rosenthal Chapter’s mission is to educate the public on Rosenthal’s career and the ongoing work of other conflict journalists, and to honor Rosenthal by advocating for a Navy warship to be named for him.