Olivier Knox covers Congress and Politics for Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest and third-largest news agency.
I received the below invitation today in Second Life, and if not for the fact that I'm already committed at that time I'd definitely go to this event.
You are invited ....
Event title: Washington Political Correspondent Olivier Knox Live in SL
Sponsoring/hosting institution: Virtually Speaking
Date: Thursday, June 18
Times: 6pm - 7pm SLT
Locale - InWorld Amphitheater
Olivier Knox covers Congress and Politics for Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest and third-largest news agency.
This is a very timely moment to speak with him. AFP has been providing breaking in depth coverage of the situation in Iran. We'll also chat about the impact of twitter on breaking news and social organization have come to the fore.
Olivier was an AFP White House correspondent from December 2000 to January 2009, operating out of the veal pen-sized workspace where they kept him so he didn't develop any unsightly muscle mass. (not from RJK: This is exactly what the press release said. I suggest that if you only skimmed the last sentence, you might consider reading it again).
Prior to chronicling President George W. Bush's tenure, Olivier covered then-vice president Al Gore's White House campaign. From 1998-2000, he covered the US Congress, including then-president Bill Clinton's impeachment and subsequent Senate trial. Before that, he was an editor/reporter on AFP's English Desk in Washington, a job he took after graduate school. Olivier is the son of a French mother and an American father whose French astounds native Francophones. He grew up in Middlebury, Vermont and Paris, France.
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Thank you so much for sharing this! We've got wonderful people coming in June & July:
June 25 - NY State CTO Andrew Hoppin (Drew Frobozz)
July 2 - CS Kendrick & Friends from Netroots Nation in SL
July 9 - Filmmakers Julie Gribble and Martha Davis ("Interrogation Psychologists: The Making of a Professional Crisis")
July 16 - Investigative Reporter & Marathon Runner Eve Pell
July 23- Northeast Regional Director of Amnesty International, Josh Rubenstein
July 30 - Purity Myth Author Jessica Valenti
From Olivier via email:
"The “veal pen” line strikes again! Haha, victory is mine!"
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