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Journalist to discuss experiences
Green's work has taken him from war-ravaged Sudan to the jungles of Borneo to cocaine routes in Colombia, and most recently into China, researching information for his book "Murder in the High Himalaya."
SPRINGFIELD - Journalist Jonathan Green will speak about his coverage of overseas events at Springfield Technical Community College today.
Green will talk at 10:10 a.m., and again at 11:15 a.m. in the theater of Scibelli Hall, on the STCC campus. Admission is free, and the general public is invited to attend.
Green's work has taken him from war-ravaged Sudan to the jungles of Borneo to cocaine routes in Colombia, and most recently into China, researching information for his book "Murder in the High Himalaya."
Green's appearance is sponsored by the Ovations series, which is made possible by the Chicopee Savings Bank Endowment for Academic Excellence and the STCC School of Continuing Education.
Green described investigative journalism as "tough work, lonely work," adding he is "just trying to find out things."
"We're very lucky we have freedom here to speak out, but many other people don't. It's important that people have a voice," Green said.
Green has received the Amnesty International Media Award for Excellence in Human Rights Journalism, the American Society of Journalists and Authors award for reporting on a significant topic, and been named feature writer of the Year in the Press Gazette Magazine and Design Awards.
His work has appeared in Men's Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, the Financial Times, British GQ, Esquire and other media.
"In Murder in the High Himalaya," Green describes the murder of a 16-year-old Tibetan girl who, with her best friend, was attempting the dangerous journey over the Himalayas into India, in hopes of seeing the Dalai Lama. The group was spotted by Chinese border guards, who opened fire, killing the girl - a death that would have gone unnoticed except for a group of Western hikers, one of whom filmed the incident.
For more information on the event or the Ovations series, contact Phil O'Donoghue at (413) 755-4233.
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