Nationally syndicated columnist, author and activist, Norman Solomon discusses "Media and the Politics of War" at 10 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the Evert B. Person Theater. His appearance is part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's Holiday Lecture Series and is free to the general public.
Solomon's latest book, "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death," was published in 2005.
The Los Angeles Times called the book "brutally persuasive" and "a must-read for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee, or to arm themselves for the debates about Iraq that are still to come."
Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts.
A collection of Solomon's columns won the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language. The award, presented by the National Council of Teachers of English, honored Solomon's book "The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media."
Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting). He is also senior advisor to the National Radio Project, which produces the weekly public-affairs program "Making Contact," heard on 160 noncommercial radio stations in North America.
For more information, phone Barbara Brooks, (707) 664-2691.
