Please join us for a special afternoon, February 1, 2024.
The Society of Professional Journalists designated the Voice
of America headquarters as a Historic Journalism Site. A plaque to commemorate
this designation will be unveiled in the lobby of the Cohen Building Thursday,
February 1 at 4:00 p.m.
Following the unveiling of the plaque there will be a
moderated panel discussion on “The Legacy and Future of VOA.”
The following former directors of the VOA have already
committed to attend:
- Sanford J. Ungar, Director 1999-2001;
Currently director of the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University
- David Ensor – Director 2011-2015;
Currently communications consultant.
- Amanda Bennett – Director 2016-2020; Currently
CEO of the US Agency for Global Media
Also on the panel will be Acting VOA Director John
Lippman.
The panel will be moderated by Steve Geimann, former
national president of the Society of Professional Journalists and retired news
editor for Bloomberg based in London and Washington, DC.
Tours of the VOA studios will follow the panel discussion.
To register for this free event, please respond by Monday,
January 29 with the following information:
