The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at UNLV welcomes veteran journalist and National Public Radio's senior news analyst Daniel Schorr to speak at the center's "Peace in the Desert" Lecture Series tonight at 7 p.m. at Artemus Ham Hall on the UNLV campus.
Schorr's presentation titled "Forgive Us Our Press Passes," will focus on the role of the media during critical times in history. The event is free and open to the public; however, it is recommended that guests arrive early as seating is limited.
"Daniel Schorr's insight on the events that shaped our nation and world can help us understand how important it is to look back on history as a vital source to solving today's problems, both domestic and foreign," said Jean Sternlight, director of the Saltman Center.
Schorr's career spans six decades and includes domestic and foreign affairs reporting for The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor and CNN. Once a member of Edward R. Murrow's reporting team for CBS News, Schorr covered many news-making events from the Sen. Joseph McCarthy trials in 1953 to the post-Watergate scandals and the Clinton impeachment trials. He also secured the first-ever television interview with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in 1957. Schorr has earned many awards for journalistic excellence, including three Emmys and has been inducted in the Hall of Fame of the Society for Professional Journalists.
Media is invited to the event. Daniel Schorr will be available for interviews following his talk.
The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution was established in 2003 at the William S. Boyd School of Law in order to provide a venue for advanced study of the nature of conflict and the methods through which conflicts may be resolved. The work of the Center encompasses conflicts arising out of regional, national, and international concerns, and involving both the public and private sectors. Recognizing that a sophisticated understanding of conflict necessarily requires insights derived from disciplines other than law, the Center places particular emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and resolving disputes.
