Joe Rosenthal Chapter Speaker Series: Covering War Yesterday & Today: How the Rules have Changed
Zoom into the Joe Rosenthal Chapter Speaker Series on Wednesday, August 4th, at 12:00 Pacific Time, to hear veteran journalist Ronald Yates discuss, “Covering War Yesterday & Today: How the Rules have Changed.” Do not miss this presentation by a journalist who has witnessed history in the making!
Author Ronald Yates
Ron Yates is a professional journalist who lived and worked in Japan, Southeast Asia, and both Central and South America where he covered several history-making events including the fall of South Vietnam and Cambodia; the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing; and wars and revolutions in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala, among other places. His work as a foreign correspondent earned him several journalism awards including three Pulitzer Prize nominations.
Ron is also a multi-award winning author of historical fiction and action/adventure novels, including the popular and highly-acclaimed Finding Billy Battles trilogy. The Lost Years of Billy Battles is the final book in the trilogy and won Best Overall Book of 2019 and the Grand Prize in the Goethe Historical Fiction Category from Chanticleer International Book Awards as well as a Book Excellence Award and a New Apple Award.
His extraordinarily accurate books have captivated fans around the world who applaud his ability to blend fact and fiction. Ron is a former foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Illinois where he was also the Dean of the College of Media.
Ron is a frequent speaker about the media, international affairs, and writing. He is a Vietnam era veteran of the U.S. Army Security Agency and is a new member of the Joe Rosenthal Chapter, USMC Combat Correspondents Association.
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