Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Talk By on WTC Pollution in NYC on Thursday Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:29:45 -0500 From: Tullia Limarzi <vze299t2@...> Reply-New York City Group news <ATL-NYC-NEWS@...> ATL-NYC-NEWS@... FAIR-Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism Upcoming FAIR event in NYC: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) presents WTC Pollution: What are the real health risks, and why the media silence? a talk by , New York Daily News & " Democracy Now! " & Alyssa Katz, City Limits Thursday, March 28, 6:30 PM Housing Works Used Book Café 126 Crosby St (between Prince and Houston), New York Free and Open to the Public After the September 11 terrorist attacks, city and federal officials assured New Yorkers that our air and water were safe. Now, however, many downtown residents, and especially rescue workers and firefighters, are battling serious respiratory ailments, and it's become clear that officials knew more than they told. Yet most New York media have kept quiet about the story, even though out-of-town papers have described the WTC fires as one of the worst environmental and health disasters the country has ever seen. Virtually the only local reporter to aggressively, independently cover the story is of the New York Daily News. Please join FAIR as discusses what his reporting has uncovered and the barriers he's encountered pursuing the story, and Alyssa Katz of City Limits magazine shares her analysis of how other New York media have covered-- or failed to cover-- this crucial issue. is a columnist for the New York Daily News and co-host of Pacifica Radio's " Democracy Now! " . A founding member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, has won numerous honors, including the Polk Award. Alyssa Katz is editor of City Limits, a monthly urban affairs magazine examining New York City politics and economics. Her article " Toxic Haste: New York's media rush to judgment on New York's air " recently appeared in the American Prospect: http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/4/katz-a.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to listserv@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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