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Censored Then and Now: The Politics of News Media from WWII to the Digital Age
February 28, 2012
The Book and Periodical Council invites you to their annual celebration of Freedom to Read Week!
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
To celebrate this freedom award-winning Canadian journalist, best-selling author and historian Mark Bourrie, author of The Fog of War: Censorship of Canada's Media in World War Two, will discuss the past and present of censorship in the Canadian news media with critically-acclaimed novelist, journalist, censored author and activist Susan Swan, author of The Wives of Bath and The Biggest Modern Woman of the World.
The evening will also feature the announcement of the winner of the 2012 Freedom to Read Award, presented by the Writers' Union ofCanada.
To RSVP, please contact publicity@thebpc.ca.
Time: starts at 6:00 pm
Venue: Gladstone Hotel
Location: 1214 Queen Street West Toronto, ON
For information contact: publicity@thebpc.ca
Categories: Journalism, Writing, Literary, Language
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