Coverage of the 2003 Edward R. Murrow Symposium [part one]
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Coverage of the 29th annual Murrow Symposium at Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow School of Communication. Bryan Gruley accepts Murrow Award on behalf of colleague Daniel (Danny) Pearl, a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal who was murdered in Pakistan. Later, Peter Bhatia moderates a panel discussion on "War and Words," the role of journalists in times of war. Danny Schecheter, Dale Leach, Susan Ross, Peter Kovach, and Bryan Gruley provide their opinions, in the context of the Iraq War. Video contains the first portion of the panel discussion. Founded in 1973, the Edward R. Murrow Symposium is an annual event at Washington State University created in honor of alumni and news icon Edward R. Murrow. Prominent journalists and others are invited to discuss pertinent media issues.