MEDIA CONTACT: Wendy Leopold at 847-491-4890 or w-leopold@northwestern.edu

January 18, 2005

9/11 Commission, Presidency, Feminism Are Crain Topics

EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Crain Lecture Series continues at Northwestern University next week.

The admission-free, public lectures presented by the Medill School of Journalism bring newsmakers and news analysts to Northwestern’s Evanston campus to explore a variety of perspectives on media and current events. The lectures take place at 4 p.m. at McCormick Tribune Center Forum, 1870 Campus Drive, Evanston. The remaining winter schedule follows.

Monday, Jan. 24: Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, a member of the 9/11 Commission, will present “Are We Safe?”

Monday, Feb. 21: Eric Alterman, author of “When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences,” and Northwestern Professor Lee Huebner, former speechwriter for President Nixon and Northwestern professor, will speak about “The Presidency Then and Now.”

Monday, Feb 28: Former National Organization for Women president and attorney Karen DeCrow; syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer; Northwestern student newspaper editor-in-chief Elaine Helm; and former Chicago Reporter editor and DePaul University journalism professor Laura Washington will discuss “Feminist or Feminazi? Coverage of the Women’s Movement.” DeCrow, Geyer and Washington are Medill alumni. Helm is a current Medill student.

For further information about the Crain Lectures, call (847) 491-5401 or check the Medill School of journalism Web site at http://www.medill.northwestern.edu.