Piece Description

Where does point of view become propaganda?  When does freedom of expression become incitement to genocide?  Questions like these spark crackling discussion with echoes of Rwanda, Bosnia, and the Congo; as 12 distinguished panelists including: Christiane Amanpour, former President Bush policy adviser Michael Gerson, and historian Steve Luckert, confront the contexts and consequences of contemporary propaganda.

Presented by WNYC's Amy Eddings and moderated by NYU professor Arthur Miller, the panel of international journalists, politicos, academics and legal experts consider propaganda in the context of a hypothetical struggle between "Midrain" and "Southland."  Positions that seem clear in the abstract quickly become shaded by the realities of lives in the balance.  Whatever their politics, when the hour is over, listeners will emerge with new understanding and critical insight into a world confronted by propaganda.