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ICTS Director to appear on Terrorism Panel

10 February, 2003

February 10, 2003

MEMORANDUM TO EDITORS

What: “Dying to be Heard – Terrorism and the Modern Media”

When: Wednesday, February 12, 2003, 6:30 PM

Where: The National Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20045

Why: This seminar will examine how terrorist groups use modern media to communicate their messages. It will address questions of media coverage shaping the outcome of terrorists groups and explore new forms of media and their effect on terrorist behavior.

Who: (The Panel)

Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, The International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS) at The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Jim Miklaszewski, Chief Pentagon Correspondent, NBC News

Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow and Director, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Hafez Al Mirazi, Washington Bureau Chief, al Jazeera

Dr. Jerrold Post, Director, Political Psychology Program, The George Washington University

Sponsor: The International Committee of the Public Relations Society of America, National Capital Chapter

PRSA Contact: Ken Hess, 703-418-3417 Media contact for Professor Alexander: Dan Dayton, 703-562-4511 or ddayton@potomacinstitute.org

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