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[Erkanda Bujari]

> Partners or Partisans? NATO and the Media in Kosovo
> 
> Webcast A Virtual Diplomacy Workshop
> 
> Tuesday, April 4, 2000 3:00 PM -- 5:00 PM       1200 17th Street, NW
> 2nd Floor Conference Room
> 
> The discussion will focus on the continuing challenges to
> governments and international organizations posed by global
> real-time media. Issues will include:
> 
> ·Difficulties of maintaining a coherent message within a
> multilateral coalition with multiple audiences.
> 
> ·Whether the media influences public opinion during crises and
> thereby changes the process and nature of decision making.
> 
> ·Whether governments have come to rely on the use of the media to
> transmit messages to hostile governments to the detriment of
> traditional and more private means of communication.
> 
> ·What changes have been made in military and foreign policy
> establishments to adjust to the new reality of global real time
> media?
> 
> ·What steps can governments and international organizations take to
> build up their credibility before, during, and after a crisis?
> 
> Speakers
> 
> ··Steve Livingston George Washington University
> 
> ·Carla Robbins ·Wall Street Journal
> 
> ·Jamie Shea ·NATO Headquarters
> 
> ·Warren Strobel ·U.S. News and World Report The presentation will
> followed by questions from the audience and the Internet.
> 
> This event is open to the public. As seating is limited, please RSVP
> to 202.429.3832 (press 2), or to Kuimba Boston. Media inquiries
> should be directed to Burt Edwards (202.429.3878).
> 
>