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And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Campaign Embeds Look Back a Year Later in Washington DC
Monday, November 16, 2009
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The City View Room, 7th Floor
George Washington University
1957 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
During the 2008 Presidential elections, journalists following the candidates were given the opportunity to closely interact with and accompany them on the trail as embedded journalists. This tactic, which had before been used almost exclusively by war correspondents, changed the face of election coverage – both for the candidates and the reporters themselves.
Join Campus Progress, the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, and the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet in a panel discussion on both the experience of being an embed – including what it has taught us about journalism, politics and campaigns – as well as the effects of embedding on journalism and politics.
The evening’s discussion will focus on journalists who worked as embedded reporters during the campaign, and the staff who dealt with them on a daily basis.
Panelists include:
· Adam Aigner, Colbert Report, McCain embed
· Bret Hovell, ABC, McCain embed
· Nick Summers, Newsweek, Hillary embed
· Mike Memoli, Real Clear Politics, Biden embed
· Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent
· Jamie Smith, Communications Director for Senator Rockefeller and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Hillary staffer
· Justin Germany, Outlaw Media, McCain staffer
Both panels will be moderated by Ana Marie Cox, founder of Wonkette and national correspondent for Air America.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP.
Refreshments will be served following the event.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, and the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.
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