The third annual William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium will be held in the Ballroom of the historic National Press Club on Thursday, January 25, 2001. The panel discussion will explore the unique relationship between the recording of events by the military and the reporting of them by journalists, authors and historians. The panel will also cover the ethical standards necessary to function in the information age, where facts can be distorted and manipulated by both the writers and the subjects they have chosen to feature. Admission is free and the panel is open to the public. A book signing and reception with a cash bar precedes the evening program.
Space is limited and reservations are encouraged.
The goal of the William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium is to expose University students, faculty, alumni and the public to the works and views of authors, historians, journalists and national figures to educate, enlighten and inspire. The symposium was founded in 1996 at Norwich University, the nation's only private military college. Renamed in memory of the late Ambassador William E. Colby in 1997, the Colby Symposium has since brought over thirty of the country's authors, historians and filmmakers to the Northfield, Vermont, campus for a three-day residency to participate in open forums, lectures and other related functions. In 1998, the symposium established a partnership with the Eric Friedheim Library of the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to co-produce events at the Press Club for area alumni, club members and the general public. The 1999 public session at Norwich University was be broadcast live from Plumley Armory on local cable.