WHY STORIES DIE: INVESTIGATING SELF-CENSORSHIP IN THE MEDIA: Via Hit & Run I see notice of this really interesting event, which I’ll definitely try to attend:

Why Stories Die: Investigating Self-Censorship in the Media

The Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St., NW

Washington, DC

202-331-7282

WHAT:A free-for-all discussion about the reasons why worthy articles all too often end up on the editorial scrapheap. Veteran reporters and editors on the panel will examine the decision-making process that determines what you can read and what you can’t. Wine and cheese to follow. Participants: Nick Gillespie of Reason, David Wallis, editor of Killed: Great Journalism Too Hot to Print, Jodie T. Allen of US News & World Report, Mark Feldstein of George Washington University, and Ben Scott of Free Press.

WHEN: Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004, 7 PM

WHERE: The Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St., NW, Washington, DC

202-331-7282

This event is free and there is no need to RSVP. Seats are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.