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Mosque in Morgantown
June 9, 2009
Barbara Feinman Todd associate dean of journalism, Georgetown University
Dana Milbank political reporter, The Washington Post
Brittany Huckabee director, producer
Asra Q. Nomani investigative reporter

Georgetown University's School of Journalism hosts a preview screening of The Mosque in Morgantown, a film in the PBS America at a Crossroads series, followed by a panel discussion about advocacy journalism between Asra Nomani, featured subject from the film, author and co-director of the Pearl Project investigation; Brittany Huckabee, the director and producer; and Dana Milbank, political reporter for The Washington Post. Barbara Feinman Todd, Associate Dean of Journalism at Georgetown University, moderates.

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