Scientia lecture to look at terrorism and the media

Christine Gorman, associate editor and senior writer for
Time Magazine, will deliver a presentation titled “The
Potential Threat of Bio- and Nuclear Terrorism: Is Media
Coverage Hazardous to Our Health?” at 4 p.m. in the
Kyle Morrow Room of Fondren Library.

The award-winning reporter and columnist will discuss the
roles and responsibilities of the press in providing coverage
of future terror threats in the wake of the World Trade
Center attacks. She will compare the damage potential of
nuclear and biological attacks with the Sept. 11 attacks,
and she will discuss the risks journalists face of “crying
wolf” and of having their reporting misused by either
terrorists or their own governments.

Gorman earned bachelor’s degrees in biology and English
from Rice in 1982 and taught high school biology in the
Houston Independent School District before beginning her
career as a journalist. She earned a master’s degree
in science journalism from Johns Hopkins University and
joined the staff of Time Magazine in 1984.