WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twelve senior U.S. editors and producers traveled to Uganda last year for an in-depth look at one of Africa's most fascinating countries. A highlight of the International Reporting Project (IRP) Gatekeeper Editors trip was discussing development, food security, and HIV/AIDS with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. At the Wilson Center on February 26th at noon, three of the Gatekeepers will discuss the U.S. media's coverage of health, environment, and security in Africa.
Ben de la Cruz is an Emmy Award-winning documentary video producer and reporter for washingtonpost.com. While in Uganda, he filmed the video series "Seeds of Peace," about the plight of the millions of people displaced during the Ugandan government's war with the Lord's Resistance Army.
Paul Hendrie is the commerce and industry editor at Congressional Quarterly, where he supervises coverage of public policy issues concerning energy, environment, agriculture, transportation, technology, telecommunications, science, and aviation.
Louise Lief has been deputy director of the IRP, an independent non-profit program based at the
David Rocks is a senior editor for global news at BusinessWeek magazine, where he oversees the magazine's correspondents and coordinates bureaus from Mexico City to Mumbai.
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What: Reporting From Uganda: U.S. Media Cover Health, Environment, and Security
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