WaPo Foreign Editor, Panel to Discuss Mideast Coverage, 6:30 pm Dec. 14

Washington Post Foreign Editor Douglas Jehl will will discuss reporting on hot spots in the Muslim world as the keynote speaker at an event on news coverage of the Middle East from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, in the First Amendment Lounge.

The evening also will include a panel discussion, “Teaming Up: How Joint Reporting Projects are Enriching Coverage of the Middle East,” with Ruth Eglash, social affairs reporter for The Jerusalem Post, and Hani Hazaimeh, senior reporter for the Jordan Times. They paired up in a project designed to bring more perspective and sophistication to coverage in the Middle East.

The event is co-sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee and the International Center for Journalists. A reception will follow.

RSVP to Lindsay DuPertuis at [email protected] or call 202-737-3700 by Dec. 10.

-- Myron Belkind, [email protected]