Covering the Middle East: A Conversation with the BBC
ANN ARBOR, Mich.– Michigan Radio and the Arab American National Museum will present a panel discussion entitled, “Covering the Middle East: A Conversation with the BBC,” on Monday, June 7, at 7:00 pm. This event will feature correspondents from the BBC, and will examine issues related to news reporting in this volatile area, and how the BBC balances the demands of its global news audience in covering issues affecting the Middle East and the Arab
world.
“Covering the Middle East: A Conversation with the BBC” will feature panelists from three different areas of the BBC. Lukman Ahmed (BBC Arabic Washington Correspondent), Liliane Landor (Head of the Middle East Region, BBC World Service), and Anne Koch (Deputy Director, BBC World Service English Networks) will each bring their unique perspective on
news coverage in the Middle East to this discussion. Michigan Radio News Director Vincent Duffy will moderate.
The event is free, and open to the public, and will take place on Monday, June 7, at 7:00 pm in the lower level auditorium at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn.
Learn more at www.arabamericanmuseum.org and www.accesscommunity.org.