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Media and the Next Election--A Look Back, A Look Forward In this free lecture, Jeff Greenfield, Senior Political Analyst at CNN, will discuss lessons from past elections about the media's role in presidential contests, and what to expect in 2008. Jeff Greenfield is a four-time Emmy Award winner who has covered all aspects of presidential politics for network news organizations since 1980, including co-hosting CNN's nightly special election program during the 37 days of the 2000 presidentail election and Florida recount. From this experience, he wrote Oh Waiter! One Order of Crow! (Putnam Publishing Group, 2001). He is a prolific author whose other books include A Populist Manifesto (1972), Playing to Win: An Insider's Guide to Politics (1980), The Real Campaign (1981), and The People's Choice (1995). During Winter Quarter 2007, Greenfield is teaching two courses at UCSB: "Ethics in Politics" (A Senior Seminar for Political Science and Communication majors) and "Political Media in the United States" for Film Studies. This presentation by Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television, and New Media is co-sponsored by the Departments of Film and Media Studies, Communication, and Political Science. More information about Jeff Greenfield and his lecture can be found at The Carsey-Wolf Center's website, http://www.cftnm.ucsb.edu. Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Hatlen Theater, Snidecor Hall, UCSB Fee: Free |