International journalists cover crisis through the U.N.

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 28, 2006 at 11:35 AM PDT

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Three international correspondents at the U.N. in New York discuss their jobs and the way they cover stories for audiences back home.

Guest host Maureen Cavanaugh speaks with four international journalists who work as correspondents at the United Nations in New York. They discuss their jobs and the way they cover stories for their home audiences.

These journalists will be speaking this evening at Point Loma Nazarene University at 6 p.m. The event is open to the public.

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Guests:

Jana Chapman , deputy press secretary for the permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador John Bolton.
Shogo Kawakita , U.N. correspondent for Kyodo News.
Montserat Vendrell , correspondent at United Nations for EFE wire service.
Abderrahim Foukara , head of US Operations for Al-Jazeera.