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Apr 18: John Seigenthaler on The First Amendment: Our Rights at Risk? (Seattle)
18 Apr 2008 - 7:00pm
18 Apr 2008 - 9:00pm
Description:
The Washington News Council presents:
The First Amendment: Our Rights at Risk?
a special presentation by John Seigenthaler of the First Amendment Center.
No admission fee.
John Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center in 1991 with the mission of creating national discussion, dialogue and debate about First Amendment rights and values (See www.firstamendmentcenter.org).
Seigenthaler was founding editorial director of USA TODAY. He was formerly editor, publisher and CEO of the Nashville Tennessean. He also served as president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Seigenthaler served as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s. During the Freedom Rides in Alabama, he was attacked by a mob of Ku Klux Klansmen and hospitalized. He is also a senior advisory trustee of the Freedom Forum.
Location:
Auditorium, Seattle Public Library