“Dateline – Saigon” chronicles the controversial and groundbreaking work of The New York Times’s David Halberstam, UPI’s Neil Sheehan and the Associated Press’s Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett and Horst Faas. The film follows their reporting during the early days of U.S. involvement in Vietnam and their struggle to get the story out.
The film will be followed by a discussion with Sheehan and “Dateline – Saigon” director Tom Herman. New Yorker staff writer George Packer, who covered the Iraq War and other conflicts around the world, will also discuss contemporary war coverage.
Contributing support for this program has been provided by AP.
Speakers in sequence:
* Welcome: Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO, Newseum
* Welcome: Gary Pruitt, president and CEO, The Associated Press
* Discussion: Frank Bond, moderator, producer, Newseum
* Neil Sheehan, former UPI and New York Times reporter
* George Packer, staff writer, The New Yorker
* Thomas Herman, producer and director of "Dateline - Saigon"
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