The College of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a panel discussion, Behind the Curtain: Why the Way We Talk about North Korea Matters, on Wednesday, April 25, from 3:30-5 p.m. in Room 15, Andersen Hall.
In the shadow of the planned meeting between leaders of North and South Korea on April 27 and talks of a United States - North Korea summit, the discussion hopes to foster greater understanding of the intricacies of international relations, foreign policy and the role of the media in furthering the dialogue about the nation.
Panelists will include:
Jenna Gibson, director of communications, Korea Economic Institute
Jenna Gibson runs KEI's media relations and outreach along with managing KEI's online presence, writing analyses for the KEI blog and other publications and hosting a weekly podcast on Korea-related issues.
Before joining KEI, Jenna lived for two years in Cheonan, South Korea as a Fulbright English teaching assistant. There she taught weekly English lessons to more than 700 middle school students. In addition, she led Fulbright Korea's annual literary magazine and served as a mentor for incoming scholars.
Gibson earned a Master's of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 2015. While at Georgetown, Jenna concentrated in global politics and security, with a particular focus on human rights and communications in East Asia. She graduated with a degree in journalism and international studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011.
Alexander Goldberg, United States Department of State, Korea Desk
Alexander Goldberg serves on the North Korea Desk where he focuses on the diplomatic pressure campaign to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, cybersecurity and the inter-Korean relationship. Before joining the desk he staffed the Secretary of State during international travel, served in the Operations Center and worked in the Office of Communications and Information Policy focusing on free and open internet policy. Before joining the Department of State he served at the Senate Committee for Homeland Security under Sen.Joe Lieberman and the office of Sen. Chuck Schumer. He also served as a fellow at The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation.
Before his career in Washington, Goldberg served as a producer at Gawker Media and MTV Networks where he focused on digital and video content. He has a bachelor’s degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a master’s in global security from Johns Hopkins University.
Haye-Ah Lee, reporter, Yonhap News Agency
Haye-Ah Lee is a Washington correspondent for Yonhap News Agency of South Korea.
She previously covered South Korea's foreign ministry, parliament and the presidential office in Seoul. She has also worked as a broadcast journalist for the business desk of Russian news channel RT. She holds a bachelor's in economics, politics and international studies from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
The panel discussion is part of a larger Korea Week, hosted by the college of Journalism and Mass Communications. Other activities during the week include lectures and presentations to classes in advertising and public relations, broadcasting and journalism and Taste of Korea, where students will get the opportunity to sample authentic Korean cuisine.
