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American Journalists to Recount Fall of Berlin Wall

The Overseas Press Club of America will host a panel of heavyweight journalists on th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday, November 9. Foreign correspondent Tim Aeppel, prestigious photojournalist and co-founder of Contact Press Images David Burnett, former Newsweek Bonn/Berlin bureau chief Michael Meyer, and international affairs writer/lecturer Elizabeth Pond will be on hand. The forum will be hosted by NYTimes and International Herald Tribune columnist Roger Cohen.

The panel and reception will be at the German House, 871 United Nations Plaza, at 49th Street, on the second floor. For reservations, call the OPC office at 212-626-9220 or e-mail [email protected]This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to put your name and the name of a guest on the reservation list. Also bring a photo ID to get through security.

American Journalists to Recount Fall of Berlin Wall
Monday, November 9 at 6 p.m.
Panel of American journalists (reception following) with German Consulate
German House
871 United Nations Plaza, at 49th Street, second floor

 

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Genevieve Belmaker

Genevieve Belmaker is a freelance journalist and contributing editor with The Epoch Times (www.theepochtimes.com). She also contributes to Quill, the magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists and Poynter.org. Her blog on journalism is http://artofreportage.com.

Genevieve has traveled throughout the U.S., Asia, Central America, Israel and the West Bank for reporting assignments, including major investigative reports on the recovery of New Orleans, the encroaching presence of China in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the dangerous import of melamine-contaminated milk into the U.S. and settlement outposts in the West Bank. She regularly reports on issues related to journalism, and the work of journalists.

She holds a BA from the University of Southern California in International Relations, and has been a member of several prominent national and international professional media organizations, including the Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the International Women’s Media Foundation, the New York Press Club, and the Newswomen’s Club of New York. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel with her husband and son.

Areas of Focus:
New Media; Journalism; Culture and Society