Thursday, June 16, 2005

Images from Iraq

10 a.m. (ET)

Some say America's news media is presenting a somewhat sanitized view of the war in Iraq. We'll talk about the challenges of getting and editing war zone photography.

Myrlie Evers-Williams: "The Autobiography of Medgar Evers" (Basic Civitas)

11 a.m. (ET)

Medgar Evers is remembered as the NAACP field secretary murdered by white supremacists in 1963. His widow talks about her effort to present a fuller picture of Evers' life, and his legacy to the American civil rights movement.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.