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February 13, 2008

Reporter who's been there, talks about coverage of Iraq

Learn about the media’s coverage of Iraq from a reporter who’s covered the country from the ground.

National Public Radio’s Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman is set to talk about coverage in Iraq, and his experience in the country, at a the Central Library tonight.

The award-winning journalist visited Iraq in October and November of last year. Prior to his arrival at NPR in 2006, he spent 19 years at the Baltimore Sun covering the Pentagon, Congress, and other federal agencies. In 1995 he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for a six-part series on the National Security Agency.

Tonight’s talk, “A Conversation about Iraq,” is sponsored by the Providence Public Library and WRNI, Rhode Island's Public Radio station.

Bowman will be at the Providence Public Library Central Branch, 150 Empire St., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; the event is free and open to the public.

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