STONINGTON–On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) will host two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David S. Rohde for a talk titled “Sincerity, Dialogue and Empathy from Bosnia to Afghanistan to America.”
The 5 p.m. presentation will be held at the La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington.
Rohde, an NBC journalist and executive, is best known for his in-depth reporting on international conflict and national security.
SECWAC in a press release said Rohde will describe how sincerity, dialogue and empathy helped him cover the wars in Bosnia and Afghanistan, and how those skills continue to help him report in a politically polarized America. Rohde will describe how sincerity helped him reveal the mass executions of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in the town of Srebrenica and his recent return there for the 30th anniversary of the killings; how dialogue helped him cover Afghanistan; and how empathy helps him cover a divided America.
Rohde was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2008 while reporting in Afghanistan, and was held captive for over seven months before escaping. His experience became the subject of the book “A Rope and a Prayer,” co-written with his wife, Kristen Mulvihill.
He first gained recognition in 1996 for uncovering the Srebrenica massacre while reporting for The Christian Science Monitor. He was awarded his second Pulitzer in 2009 as part of The New York Times team covering Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Over the course of his career, Rohde has reported for major news outlets including The New York Times, Reuters, and The Christian Science Monitor, covering global hotspots and high-stakes political issues.
He is currently serving as executive editor of newyorker.com, the digital platform of The New Yorker, and continues to write and speak on topics related to foreign affairs, investigative journalism and press freedom.
SECWAC members are free. Non-Member in-person attendance is $20. Non-Members may visit this link to register. A post-presentation dinner will follow at the Old Lyme Inn for members only.
For more information on SECWAC, visit their website.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated with a new event description and time.