UMaine Grad and War Zone Correspondent at UMaine Oct. 24
Contact: Derek Mitchell, UMaine Student Government, (207) 581-1701; Joe Carr, University Relations, (207) 581-3571
ORONO, Me. — Janine DiGiovanni, a 1983 University of Maine graduate and senior correspondent for the Times of London and Vanity Fair will present a lecture at UMaine entitled “Other than Collateral Damage: The Effect of the War on Women and Children,” on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union’s Bangor Room.
DiGiovanni has been working in war zones throughout the world for over a decade. Her focus is on human rights abuse and the effect war has on civilians. She has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East and Chechnya since 1991.
She has authored several books, the most recent of which is “MADNESS VISIBLE: A Memoir of War” (Alfred A. Knopf, 2003). Her other books include “AGAINST THE STRANGER: Lives Under Occupation” and “THE QUICK AND THE DEAD: Under Siege in Sarajevo.” The latter book has been optioned and will be made into a feature film about a female war correspondent.
DiGiovanni has won many awards, including two Amnesty International Awards, Britain’s Foreign Correspondent of the Year, National Magazine Award and UMaine’s prestigious Stillwater Society Presidential Award for Achievement, among others.
She is a frequent contributor to Larry King Live, ITN, Sky Channel 4 News, BBC World Service, MSNBC and National Public Radio.
A reception and book signing will follow the lecture, which is presented by the University of Maine Student Government.