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"The American News Media -- Liberal or Conservative Bias ?"
The Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate Series at UCSB


The featured speakers are Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation and author of What Liberal Media?, and Tucker Carlson, former host of CNN's "Crossfire" and host of MSNBC's "The Situation with Tucker Carlson." The panel will be moderated by Ronald E. Rice, the Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication and Co-Director of the UCSB Center for Film, Television, and New Media.

This event is presented by the College of Letters and Science and is made possible by an endowment from the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. It is co-sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC), Santa Barbara News-Press, UCSB Arts and Lectures, the Young America Foundation, and the Department of Political Science.

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2006, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Campbell Hall, UCSB
Cost: General Public $10/UCSB students $5
Tickets/Information: UC Arts & Lectures, 893-3535 or online at
http://www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu