Oregon Humanities

WikiLeaks Think & Drink

The winter 2011 Think & Drink brings together Aaron Bady, dubbed “The Unknown Blogger Who Changed WikiLeaks Coverage” by Atlantic Monthly, and Peter Laufer, University of Oregon journalism professor, who will talk about the implications of WikiLeaks on government secrecy and journalism on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland. This event is free and open to the public; 21 and over, no cover charge.

The happy-hour series, which sparks provocative conversations about big ideas, is sponsored by Oregon Humanities.

Aaron Bady was featured in the Atlantic Monthly for his November 29 post, “Julian Assange and the Computer Conspiracy; ‘To destroy this invisible government,’” which drew tens of thousands of new readers to his blog, Zunguzungu. He is a Ph.D. candidate in African Literature in the English department at the University of California at Berkeley.

Peter Laufer is James N. Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. He is the author of several books on important social issues, including Wetback Nation: The Case for Opening the Mexican-American Border and Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq.

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