FIRST ANNUAL VANCOUVER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
FILMMAKER SALON Jan 11 2009
Two hour long talk and discussion about Jewish ethics and its influence on documentary

UBC ALUMNI PRESENTATION May 2008
Presentation during Alumni Weekend about Advanced TV project with Dan Rather on Downtown Eastside

PANEL DISCUSS AFTER THE PREMIER OF THE FILM "REDACTED"
Nov 2007
One of three panelists, discussing journalism ethics and international investigative reporting

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF JOURNALISTS/INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING CONFERENCE May 2007
One of three panelists, discussing journalism ethics and international investigative reporting

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF JOURNALISTS/INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING CONFERENCE May 2007
One of four panelists, discussing international investigative reporting and television news

PENNSYVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
12th Annual Luchinsky Lecture March 2007
“War, Media & Ethics” was the topic of this university-wide lecture, attended by 400 students and faculty.

CBC PROJECT DIG Feb. 2007
Daylong seminar for CBC’s investigative reporting staff on investigative reporting techniques

VANCOUVER SUN NEWSROOM June 2006
Lecture on enterprise reporting techniques

CANWEST LECTURE AT UBC “WMD & Me” May 2006
Multi-media lecture on the challenges of covering bioterrorism before and after the 9/11 attacks.

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE – “Media Ethics” Nov. 2005
Served as panelist for group of RCMP public information officers, discussion media ethics.

UBC’S ARTS WEDNESDAYS “Ethics & the Press” Oct. 2005
One of three panelists, discussing media ethics during first of a series of lectures sponsored by the Dean of Arts.

NEW YORK UNIVERISTY Brown Bag Mar. 2005

Discussed the challenges of investigative reporting in the mainstream media.

ROCK ETHICS INSTITUTE’S “War & Ethics Lecture Series” Oct. 2004
Presented day-long lecture at Pennsylvania State University’s ethics institute on how the narratives of war are created and manipulated.

LIU INSTITUTE Aug. 2004
Presented lecture at University of British Columbia’s international relations institute on US coverage of the Iraqi invasion.

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER CENTER 2003 – 2004
As recipient of $10,000 Mental Health Journalism Fellowship, presented project on the mental health of genocide survivors. Discovered high rate of suicide among elderly holocaust survivors.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Journalism Depart. Dec. 2002
Guest lecturer on methods and challenges of television news.

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION Nov. 2001
Invited to speak about 60 Minutes report on clinical trials at medical conference in Chicago.