Sunday, November 1, 2015

Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel to Deliver a Speech at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism on Global Press Freedom


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Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
October 30, 2015


Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel will be the featured guest speaker and participate in a panel discussion at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2 as part of an event entitled “New Strategies in Defense of Global Press Freedom.” His speech comes on the second anniversary of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013. The event will be moderated by Steve Coll, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School.

The event will be streamed live on http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/1070-j-school-live/920. Follow @stengel and @pdatstate using the hashtags #pressfreedom and #CJSGobal.

For media inquiries, please contact Joshua Lipsky at lipskyjs@state.gov.

To learn more about the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, please visit here.

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