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Iowa Olympic Ambassadors Project Conference on China, The Olympics & Global Media, March 7-9, 2008, University of Iowa

Friday, March 7, 2008

2-5 pm (room W401 PPB -Pappajohn Business Building)

The Olympics & journalism: public forum with Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News; Pat Borzi, freelance journalist; Cynthia Faulkner, ESPN.com; Joanne Gerstner, Detroit News; Sandra Harwitt, tennis writer; Vicki Michaelis, USA Today; Bryce Miller, Des Moines Register; Roxanna Pellin Scott, USA Today; Roger Thurow, The Wall St. Journal; Jay Weiner, Richmond Times-Dispatch & MinnPost. com Olympics correspondent; Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register; Lynn Zinser, The New York Times; moderated by Judy Polumbaum (School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Iowa).

Saturday, March 8, 2008

9:30-10 am (101 BCSB- Becker Communications Studies Building)
"China Bound", keynote address (on video) by Philip Hersh, Olympic reporter, Chicago Tribune.

10-11 am (101 BCSB)
"Putting sports in its place", kickoff speech by John Erickson, historian (emeritus, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Iowa).

11-11:45 am (101 BCSB)
Responses from Roxanna Pellin Scott, Olympics editor, USA Today; Roger Thurow, senior writer, The Wall St. Journal; Tom Witosky, sports projects reporter, Des Moines Register.

2-3:30 pm (E105 AJB - Adler Journalism Building)
Historical & contemporary perspectives
-- on China: David Arkush (Department of History, University of Iowa).
-- on The Olympics: Alexis Christensen (Department of Classics, University of Iowa).
-- on China as host: Zhong Xin (School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa & Renmin University, Beijing).

4-5 pm (E105 AJB)
Further reflections on sports, media & Olympics coverage: comments from Elliott Almond, Olympics & enterprise reporter, San Jose Mercury News; Vicki Michaelis, Olympics reporter, USA Today; Bryce Miller, executive sports editor, Des Moines Register; Lynn Zinser, sports reporter, The New York Times.

7-8:30 pm (101 BCSB)
Images of the Olympics: Stephen Wieting (Department of Sociology, University of Iowa).

8:30-9 pm (101 BCSB)
Comments: Christine Brennan, columnist, USA Today.