Join us for the inaugural Intercom – a lunchtime speaker series at uOttawa:

Journalism and freedom of the media in Afghanistan

Maisam Najafizada is an M.A. candidate at the University of Ottawa. He will be speaking on his experiences as a journalist in Afghanistan, journalism before and after 9/11, as well as negotiating freedom of the media.

Maisam worked as a media monitor the BBC in Afghanistan for six years. He was also a freelance journalist for various international organizations including, Der Spiegel Magazine and the Christian Science Monitor. He has an MD from the medical school of Balkh University in northern Mazar-e Sharif city.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Brooks Residence, Room 202
100 Thomas-More
12:00 – 1:30pm

Intercom is an opportunity for anyone (students, faculty, professionals) from the communication community to gather over lunch, present papers, get feedback, network, and exchange ideas. Organized by a group of graduate students from the Department of Communication, Intercom is an excellent opportunity for students and professionals doing interdisciplinary communication research to discuss new ideas while giving feedback on others’ work.

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