"News Junkie" Looks at Journalism,
Politics and High Finance

Award-winning journalist Jason Leopold unveils the cutthroat worlds of journalism, politics and high finance at an appearance from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25 at Sonoma State University’s Cooperage.

Leopold discusses his findings from his new book,"News Junkie" in an event hosted by Project Censored, the SSU media research program. General admission is $10 and $5 for students.

In 2001, Leopold won Dow Jones’ Journalist of the Year award for his work covering the California energy crisis.

He has broken numerous stories on the financial machinations of Enron and his pieces have been published in The Nation, the Wall Street Journal, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He is a Project Censored award-winning author for his story on how Ken Lay met with Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss "solutions to the energy woes" prior to the recall election.

Leopold is a former Bureau Chief of Dow Jones Newswires. He has also worked for the Los Angeles Times and has been a frequent guest on CNBC. Leopold currently writes for Utne Reader, Alternet, Truthout.com and CounterPunch.

For further information, contact Joni Wallent, Project Censored, 4-3373.

War and Peace Lecture Series Begins Aug. 22

SSU's War and Peace Lecture Series begins on Aug 22 in a full schedule of discussions on everything from military intelligence to making peace in a 9/11 world to weapons of mass destruction. Speakers include Norman Solomon, nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics and Gregor Goethals, Professor Emerita of the Rhode Island School of Design.

The fall schedule of lectures on Tuesdays from 4-5:15 p.m. in Warren Auditorium includes:

Aug 22 -- Tim Wandling, SSU Professor of English and Chair-Elect of the Faculty: Introduction; Michael Litle, SSU Professor of Communication Studies: "HomefrontBulletin"

Aug 29 -- Gregor Goethals, Professor Emerita, Rhode Island School of Design: "Discovering Propaganda: From Myth to the Ministry of Truth"

Sept. 5 -- Norman Solomon, nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy: "The Media Politics of War"

Sept. 12 -- John Wingard, SSU Professor of Anthropology: "The Experience of War"

Sept. 19 -- Andy Merrifield, SSU Professor of Political Science: "Intelligence Gathering in a Democracy"

Sept. 26 -- Mutombo M'Panya, SSU Professor of Liberal Studies: "U S Meddling in Africa"

Oct. 3 -- Peter Phillips, SSU Professor of Sociology and Director of Project Censored, and Jerrell Richer, SSU Professor of Economics: "The Armaments Industry"

Oct. 10 -- Craig Chalquist, SSU Lecturer in Psychology: "Why We Fight: The Psychology of Institutionalized Violence"

Oct. 17 -- Lynn Cominsky, SSU Professor of Physics/Astronomy, "Weapons of Mass Destruction"

Oct. 24 -- Chuck Sher, Therese Mughannan, and Laure Reichek, peace activists and bridge-builders: "The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: Personal Reflections"

Oct. 31 -- Urs Cipolat, U C Berkeley Sr Lecturer in Inter-disciplinary Studies, Board member, United Nations Associztion East Bay Chapter: "The Case for the United Nations"

Nov. 7 -- Rick Luttmann, SSU Professor of Mathematics, and Chuna McIntyre, Yup'ik Cultural Ambassador: "Are We Born to Fight?"

Nov. 14 -- Rashmi Singh, SSU Lecturer in American Multi-Cultural Studies: "War and Religion"

Nov. 21 -- Students Open Mike

Nov. 28 -- Tim Wandling, SSU Professor of English and Chair-Elect of the Faculty: "War and Peace in the Arts"

Dec. 5 -- Jason Mark, Board of Directors, Global Exchange, and peace activist: "Making Peace in a Post-9/11 World"