Speaker:
Paul M. Barrett
Author Asst. Managining Editor&Feature Writer , Bloomberg Businessweek
Moderator
Aydogan Vatandas
Author, Investigate Journalist, Cihan News Agency
Date:
March 1, 2012
TIme:
12:15 pm
Venue:
535 Fifth Ave 6th Floor New York, NY 10017
RSVP
rsvp-ny@peaceislands.org
212-696-1060
PAUL M. BARETT
Paul M. Barett is an assistant managing editor and senior feature writer at Bloomberg Businessweek, a position he assumed in September 2005. He is responsible for writing cover articles on subjects that range from the energy industry to the gun business. Prior to joining Bloomberg Businessweek, Barrett was an editor and legal affairs reporter for the Wall Street Journal. At various times, he held the positions of Supreme Court correspondent, Page One special projects editor, and Page One news editor at the Journal. Prior to that, he was a staff writer and editor for the Washington Monthly. Barrett is the author of American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion, which was named to Best Books of 2007 lists by the Washington Post,Christian Science Monitor, and Publishers Weekly. He is also the author of The Good Black: A True Story of Race in America, and the forthcoming GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun (January 2012). Barrett is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds an AB from Harvard College. He teaches as an adjunct professor at New York University Law School.
AYDOGAN VATANDAS
Aydogan Vatandas is an investigative journalist and the author of 11 books, many of which have become bestsellers in Turkey. He is the media representative of Turkish Cihan News Agency in NY since 2006 and correspondent and Op-Ed contributer for Today’s Zaman. He also contributes with The Record of New Jersey. He holds an M.A in Media Studies from The New School in NY.