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Harry Chapin Media Awards Panel Discussion and Awards Ceremony

Presented By WHY and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
219 W. 40th St.
New York, NY
Tuesday, October 7
Panel discussion: 3-5 pm
Awards ceremony: Begins at 6 pm

Keynote speaker: Legendary journalist Charles Osgood

The winners of the 2007 Harry Chapin Media Award will be honored at an event presented by WHY and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on Tuesday, October 7 starting at 6 pm at CUNY, 219 W. 40th St. in New York City.  The event will begin with a cocktail hour and CBS News Sunday Morning anchor Charles Osgood will give a keynote address shortly after 7 pm. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students with ID and $20 (cash only) at the door. Please note that admission at the door is subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed. Attendance is strictly limited to guests 21 and older. Proper ID is required. To have the donation waived, please contact sue@whyhunger.org.

Prior to the awards ceremony, the winners will participate in a panel discussion from 3-5 pm moderated by Trudy Lieberman, the Director of the Health and Medicine Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. The confirmed participants are: Carlos Caminada of Bloomberg Markets; Bent-Jorgan Perlmutt, a directors of Lumo; Scott Haissen from The Miami Herald; Jonathan Cohn, author of Sick; John Bowe, author of Nobodies; and Donald McNeil Jr. of the New York Times. The journalists will discuss their work and the challenges they face reporting on poverty-related issues. All speakers are subject to cancellation. The panel is free but seating is extremely limited. Registration is required.

The HCMAs were established in 1982 to reward journalists for their coverage of hunger and poverty-related issues. For additional information about the Harry Chapin Media Awards panel discussion or the ceremony, please call 212-629-8850.

Nikon is the exclusive sponsor of the Harry Chapin Media Awards ceremony and panel discussion.  Nikon Inc. makes every effort to support the community and photographers through sponsorships of charitable, educational and industry enrichment programs. For more information, visit www.nikonusa.com.

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