Martin Fletcher on Being a War Correspondent

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Partner:: Book Passage
Location:: Book Passage, The Osher Marin JCC
San Rafael, CA
Event Date:: 11.18.08
Speakers:: Martin Fletcher,; Michael Krasny
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Summary: For the last thirty years, Martin Fletcher has been the gold standard of television war correspondent. His new book Breaking News captures the flavor of those years. He discusses with KQED�s Michael Krasny some of the most tumultuous moments of our time, along with his own ambitious, daring, and sometimes hilarious quest for adventure - Book Passage

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Martin Fletcher

Martin Fletcher, NBC News' Tel Aviv bureau chief and correspondent, has covered every event of consequence in the unpredictable Middle East region including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the crisis in the Persian Gulf. He began his Tel Aviv assignment in 1982 and took on the additional role of bureau chief in November 1990. He joined NBC News as a cameraman in August 1977 and has also been based in Johannesburg, Paris and Frankfurt. He has won 4 emmys.

Michael Krasny

Michael Krasny, Ph.D., is host of KQED's award-winning Forum, a news and public affairs program that concentrates on the arts, culture, health, business and technology.

Before coming to KQED Public Radio in 1993, Dr. Krasny hosted a night-time talk program for KGO Radio and co-anchored the weekly KGO television show Nightfocus. He hosted Bay TV's Take Issue, a nightly news analysis show, programs for KQED Public Televison, KRON television and National Public Radio, and did news commentary for KTVU television.

Since 1970 he has been a professor of English at San Francisco State University and is a widely published scholar and critic as well as a former regular contributor to Mother Jones magazine and a fiction writer. He has also worked widely as a facilitator and host in the corporate sector and as moderator for a host of major non-profit events.

Dr. Krasny received his B.A. (Cum Laude) and M.A. degrees from Ohio University, where he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his Ph.D. degree from The University of Wisconsin.

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01 hr 11 min 56 sec

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01.: Introduction

00 min 59 sec

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02.: Connoisseur of Sorrow

03 min 11 sec

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03.: As a Cameraman, Correspondent

02 min 35 sec

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04.: Risking Life to Tell a Story

02 min 09 sec

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05.: Filming a 'Wedding'

05 min 34 sec

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06.: Objectivity and Building Familiarity with Subjects

03 min 44 sec

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07.: Knowing General Aidid, Son Sen

04 min 13 sec

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08.: Finding General Aidid

02 min 11 sec

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09.: Rwanda, Darfur

02 min 38 sec

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10.: Israelis Seeing Themselves as Victims

02 min 21 sec

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11.: How Israelis Feel

01 min 47 sec

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12.: Threat in Iran

04 min 08 sec

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13.: Lights of Hope in Israel's Neighbors

02 min 14 sec

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14.: Israeli Leadership

02 min 51 sec

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15.: Pakistan and India

03 min 29 sec

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16.: Interviewing Grunt Level / Backing Democracy

03 min 46 sec

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17.: Idea of Democracy in Middle East / War

02 min 20 sec

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18.: Keeping Humanity Intact as a War Correspondent

01 min 20 sec

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19.: Being Able to Help People: Uganda, Tanzania Stories

05 min 02 sec

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20.: Q1: Censorship: Working for a Corporation

01 min 17 sec

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21.: Q2: Not Much International News in America

03 min 24 sec

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22.: Q3: American Jews' Vs. Israeli Jews' View of Obama Before / After Election

01 min 14 sec

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23.: Q4: Rise of Internet's Affect on NBC Presentation of Information

03 min 23 sec

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24.: Q5: Israeli Politicians, Different Mental Structure Than Here

04 min 00 sec

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25.: Q6: The Hilltop Settlers

01 min 49 sec

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01 hr 11 min 56 sec

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Martin Fletcher Questions Objective Reporting

03 min 15 sec

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Martin Fletcher: The Hunt for Warlord General Aidid

02 min 53 sec

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Martin Fletcher Recalls His 'Daniel Pearl Moment'

02 min 11 sec

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01 hr 11 min 56 sec

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