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Thursday January 20, 2012, 5 p.m.
#Revolution African Style
Guest Speakers: Deborah Campbell and Taylor Owen
Panel Discussion on the uprisings in North Africa
Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC. Free admission

April 30, 2011
Deborah introduces Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!
“The Importance of Independent Media in a Time of War”
Hosted by the Salt Spring Forum

March 24, 2011, 7 p.m.
Reading: Deborah Campbell and Andreas Schroeder
Indo Canadian Centre/University House, Rm F125
University of the Fraser Valley
Admission: Free

June 4, 2010
Deborah wins a National Magazine Award for “The Most Hated Name In News”!

May 4, 2010
“The Most Hated Name in News” nominated for a National Magazine Award 

March 10, 2010, 12:30 p.m.
“Prospects for a Future in Journalism”
With writer Deborah Campbell; John Cruickshank,
publisher of Toronto Star; and Rudy Buttignol,
President and CEO of Knowledge Network
UBC School of Journalism

July 17-19, 2009
Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival
“Deborah Campbell in Conversation with Ronald Wright

July 16, 2009
Emily’s Monkey nonfiction literary salon
Co-host/co-organizer
Acting debut (first and last!) in Bertolt Brecht’s “The Elephant Calf”
Le Mirage, 345 East 1st Ave, Vancouver

May 31, 2009
Touchstone Theatre’s “Palace of the End”
Panelist discussing “Ethics of Military Intervention” following the performance
Performance Art Lodge, Vancouver

February 23, 2009
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Lecture: “Practicing Journalism in the Middle East”
Berkeley, California

February 19, 2009
UC Berkeley, Religion, Politics and Globalization Program
Lecture: “Exodus: Inside Iraq’s Refugee Crisis”
Part of the “Islam, Secularism and Politics” series
Berkeley, California

September 28, 2008
Deborah Campbell wins the inaugural Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “Exodus” in Harper’s magazine

Summer 2008
International Center for Journalists
Iran Photographs by Deborah Campbell

April 4, 2008
National Press Club
The Second Annual Matthew J. Ryan Forum on Law and Public Policy
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Law, Policy and Practice
Organized by Villanova University School of Law
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

April 1-2, 2008
International Center for Journalists
Moderator, Iran 360: Exploring Society, the Economy and Politics in a Global Hotspot
Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia

March 11, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Narratives From the Front Lines
Public Lecture: “Working as an Investigative Journalist in the Middle East”
Freddy Wood Theatre, University of British Columbia

February 28, 2007
Freedom to Read Week
Featuring authors Deborah Campbell and Karen Connelly
UBC Robson Square Bookstore

November 19, 2007, 12:30 p.m.
University of Western Washington
Public Lecture: “Iran’s Generation Next”

June 15, 2007
Iran’s Quiet Revolution wins two National Magazine Awards

June 6, 2007
Iran’s Generation Next
Keynote Speaker: Deborah Campbell
With Bob Hackett, SFU School of Communication, and Alfred Hermida, UBC School of Journalism
Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre

May 9, 2007
Munk Centre for International Studies
“Understanding Iran Today: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities”
University of Toronto

March 29, 2007
Liu Institute for Global Issues
Public Lecture: “Iran’s Generation Next: Snapshots of Life for Youth in Iran”
Sponsored by Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research
University of British Columbia

March 9, 2007
National Security Studies Programme
Global Affairs Symposium
Lecture: “Sociopolitical Developments and the Role of Media in Iran”
Canadian Forces College, Toronto

Interviews

November 27, 2011
Quoted in the New York Times

March 5, 2011
Lion-Hearted Woman”
Erika Orban, editor of Hungarian magazine Alkotonok interviews Deborah Campbell about her approach to writing and field work

October 14, 2010
“Journalism Should be a Mission”
International Journalists’ Network, a project of the International Center for Journalists, interviews Deborah about challenges faced by journalists today

December 4, 2008
“Weaving the Personal and Political”
UBC Public Affairs article on nonfiction writing

July 20, 2008
RAI TV News
Italy’s 24-hour news channel
Journalist Maurizio Torrealta interviews Deborah Campbell about working as a foreign correspondent

March 31, 2008
Democracy Now!
Deborah discusses the Iraqi refugee crisis with Amy Goodman in New York


November 5, 2007
WBAI Radio in New York
Interviews Deborah Campbell on Iran

February 21, 2007
Visual Thesaurus
Writers on Writing
Interview with Deborah Campbell on Literary Journalism