WikiLeaks and the Old Media: A Discussion at AGS on February 16

Serge Schemann from the International Herald Tribune will animate a discussion about "Wikileaks and the Old Media" at the next AGS Wine and Cheese Evening on Wednesday, February 16. These gatherings held at AGS twice a semester bring together professors, students, and outside guests to discuss around a theme of international affairs in a convivial atmosphere. On this occasion, Serge Schemann will bring on the recent Wikileaks issue his perspective as a veteran of international news journalism.

A winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, Serge Schemann has been a news reporter since 1971, a foreign correspondent since 1977 and editorial page editor of the International Herald Tribune since June 2003. "It has been my fortune to cover some of the major events of our times, most notably the decline and collapse of the Communist system. Other events I covered include the transition to majority rule in Zimbabwe; the last years of the Soviet Union and the rise of the new Russia; the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl; the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany; the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the struggle for peace in Israel." Serge Schemann wrote several books, including Echoes of a Native Land: Two Centuries of a Russian Village (New York: Knopf, 1997), When the Wall Came Down: The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism (Kingfisher, 2006), and Israel: The Historical Atlas: The Story of Israel from Ancient Times to the Modern Nation (New York: Macmillan, 1997). Parallel to his work as a journalist, Serge Schemann has taught courses at Princeton and the Columbia School of Journalism, and delivered numerous lectures and talks. He serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the American Graduate School in Paris.

If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Matthew Delabre at info@ags.edu.