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Caroline Ladhani, 212-854-6581, CL2059@columbia.edu

Business Home Internet January 22, 2002 -- Columbia University announces the 2002 launch of the Reuters Forum, a unique and popular course offered by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism from January 30 through May 8. The forum is open to the public. During the semester, leading experts on global trade and commerce, anti-terrorism and national security, and the economic gap between rich and poor nations will gather in "open" forums to debate the future of globalization, post-Sept. 11. The general public is encouraged to attend and participate during these sessions, free of charge.

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Business Mlm Opportunity Now in its twelfth year, the Reuters Forum is sponsored by the Reuters Foundation, which was established in 1982 by Reuters, the global news and information organization, to support an international range of educational and humanitarian causes. The Reuters Forum is designed to raise awareness of global economic issues among a sophisticated and diverse audience, including students, teachers, journalists, business professionals and people living in the New York and Tri-state area.

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Based Business Home Income "This year, we are looking at how globalization, the dominant economic force of our time, has been affected by the tragic events of Sept. 11," said Terri Thompson, director of the Reuters Forum at Columbia. "The horrific acts that occurred that day changed the world. Borders have tightened, trade, travel and capital flows have slowed, and civil liberties have been affected in the name of national security. We will explore these issues and many others in depth, and are particularly honored to do so in New York City, which has rebounded so well from the devastation that struck us less than five months ago."

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2002 Reuters Forum Topics and Schedule

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Business Homebased Opportunity As in previous years, the Reuters Forum will host an impressive array of panelists and moderators during seven public sessions in 2002. Topics and participants include:

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Based Business Home Mlm January 30: Jihad vs. McWorld: The Clash Between Fundamentalism and the Secular World
Moderated by Benjamin Barber, University of Maryland; with Raghida Dergham, Al-Hayat; Stephen Jukes, Reuters America; and Ambassador Edward S. Walker, Jr., the Middle East Institute.

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Moderated by Richard Longworth, Chicago Tribune; with Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies; Warren Bass, Council on Foreign Relations; and Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley.

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Moderated by Alice Amsden, MIT; with Nivad Awad, Council of American-Islamic Relations; Hon. Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan Ambassador to the United States; and Walter Russell Mead, Council on Foreign Relations.

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Moderated by Peter Morici, University of Maryland and Economic Strategy Institute; with John Birkelund, UBS Warburg; James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly; and Andres S. Natsios, U.S. Agency for International Development (invited).

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Moderated by Steve Schifferes, BBC Online; with Dr. Ziad Asali, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee; Randall Hamud, Civil Rights Advocate; Doris Meissner, Carnegie Endowment for Peace; and David Schlesinger, Reuters America.

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Moderated by Michael Mandel, Business Week; with Walt Bogdanich, The New York Times; John Moscow, Assistant District Attorney, New York; and John Moynihan, BERG Associates.

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Moderated by Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect; with Jerry Berman, Center for Democracy and Technology; Ira Jackson, Harvard University; Eugene Poteat, Association of Former Intelligence Officers; and Geoffrey Wharton, Silverstein Properties.

The Reuters Forum is held from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, Broadway and 116th Street. To register, attendees can call (212) 854-6840 or register online at www.jrn.columbia.edu/reuters