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September 28, 2007

9 Liberian journalists to speak at CCRI forum

Nine Liberian journalists will talk about matters impacting Liberia's "emerging democracy," including the media's contribution and the media environment there, during a Community College of Rhode Island forum tomorrow.

The noon forum is at the college's Liston Campus, 1 Hilton St., Providence.

At noon there will be a one-hour viewing of a photo exhibit by Liberian photojournalist Gregory Stemn, a former photo editor of such Liberian newspapers as the Daily Observer and Inquirer. "His photos trace the country’s transition from civil war to democracy and peace," the college said in a news release.

CCRI student government members will participate in the forum, which is free and open to the public.

Maureen Sieh, former senior reporter at the Liberian Daily Observer and now urban affairs editor at the Post Standard in Syracuse, N.Y., will moderate.

Print and electronic media journalists as well as journalists from "civic media organizations," the Press Union of Liberia, Female Journalists Association of Liberia, and the Liberia Media Center are slated to speak.

For more information, call Nyekeh Forkpa at (401) 477-4993 or at nyekeh33@ yahoo.com or Sam Togba Slewion at (215) 964-3217 or stslewion@aol.com.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:43 PM | Permalink

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