4.6 Media and Democracy in Latin America

Monday, April 6
12:00 noon
Hackett Room (SRH 1.313)

A reporter, author and longtime correspondent in Latin America, John Dinges is the author of three books on the region, the most recent of which is "The Condor Years: How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents." Last October, before the elections, Dinges published a story about John McCain's Private Visit With Chilean Dictator Pinochet in 1986.

Dinges is currently associate professor of journalism at Columbia University and co-director of the Centro de Investigación e Información Periodística (CIPER), Santiago, Chile, which began operation in May 2007. In his talk, Dinges will discuss the role of media in supporting democracy in Latin America.

For more information, please contact Paloma Díaz (512-232-2409; p.diaz@austin.utexas.edu)