The Axis of Information is Changing: News from the Middle East featuring David Marash, Chief Washington Anchor for Al-Jazeera English.
The Middle East continues to grow in importance on the world stage, amid much uncertainty as to its future. Its economic base may well be threatened because of growing instabilities at a political level and the changing oil markets. However, many governments, individuals, and organizations are actively pursuing a future in which the Middle East is in a position of stability and power. This conference examines the diversity of views and ideas being put forth by such voices.
Bio
David Marash
Chief Washington Anchor, Al-Jazeera English
Dave Marash joined the Al-Jazeera English from the ABC News' Nightline where from 1989 he was an award-winning correspondent covering global as well as US domestic stories. Marash's coverage of world events has been highly acclaimed, winning him an Emmy Award in 1994 for coverage of the war in Bosnia, in 1996 for coverage of the domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City, in 1997 for covering the explosion of TWA flight 800 and an Emmy Award nomination in 2005 for coverage of the effects of the Asian tsunami in Sri Lanka.
He was also been awarded the Du Pont Award and Global Health Award in 2000 for a three part series of Nightline programmes on the effects of AIDS in Zimbabwe. He was also awarded the Overseas Press Club Award for his radio reportage of the 1972 Black September hostage killings at the Munich Olympic Games.