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Groundtruth: New Media, Technology and the Syria Crisis
As part of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Blogs & Bullets initiative, this event provides analysis and insight into the influence of new media in the Syria crisis, specifically on three types of actors: activists on the ground, journalists and media-makers who are reporting on the crisis, and policy-makers around the world.
This event will be webcast live beginning at 9:15am EDT on October 2, 2012 at www.usip.org/webcast. Online viewers will be able to engage panelists and each other through live chat and Twitter discussions (Hashtag: #usipblogs)
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Agenda
8:45 am – 9:15 am: Coffee and Registration
9:15 am – 9:30 am: Introduction
9:30 am – 10:45 am: Panel 1: Activists and the Regime
• Rami Nakhla, The Day After Project
• Ahed Al Hendi, CyberDissidents.org
• Hadeel Kouki, Syrian activist
• Rafif Jouejati, Free Syria Foundation
• Schadi Semnani, Syria Conflict Monitor
• Marc Lynch, George Washington University (Moderator)
10:45 am – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Panel 2: Reporting the Crisis
• Deborah Amos, National Public Radio
• Robert Mackey, New York Times
• Lara Setrakian, Bloomberg TV
• Fadl al Tarzi, SocialEyez, Dubai News Group (via Skype)
• Sean Aday, George Washington University (Moderator)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Panel 3: Policymakers at Home and Abroad
• Mohammad Al Abdallah, Syria Justice and Accountability Center
• Susan Wolfinbarger, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Steve Heydemann, USIP
• Aaron Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• Joe Holliday, Institute for the Study of War
• Sheldon Himelfarb, USIP (Moderator)
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