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NLP to sponsor major event at George Washington University on Nov. 13

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NLP’s major fall event in Washington will be a panel discussion on “America’s Changing Role in the World and How the Press Covers It” on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW.

Gwen Ifill of PBS is the moderator; the panelists are Thomas L. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist at The New York Times; Andrea Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent with NBC News and host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports; and Michael Gerson, a nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington Post. Qualcomm and The Washington Post are platinum sponsors; ABC News and José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup are silver sponsors.

The event is free, but seating is limited.

For more information or to reserve tickets, please visit Lisner Auditorium’s website.

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