Journalist David Axe to discuss experiences as war correspondent at Feb. 23 Baker Institute lecture

CONTACT: Franz Brotzen
PHONE: 713-348-6775
EMAIL: franz.brotzen@rice.edu

Journalist David Axe to discuss experiences as war correspondent at Feb. 23 Baker Institute lecture

Freelance journalist David Axe will speak Feb. 23 at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. His presentation, “Manufacturing War: How Peace Drives Us Crazy,” will begin at 11 a.m. in Baker Hall’s Kelly International Conference Facility on the Rice campus, 6100 Main St. For directions, go to www.bakerinstitute.org/media/media_directions.cfm.

Axe is based in Columbia, S.C. His work has appeared in Wired, World Politics Review, The American Prospect and Popular Science, as well as on Voice of America and C-SPAN, among others. He has reported from a number of conflict zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Chad and Congo.

Axe is the author of the graphic novels “War Fix” and “War Is Boring,” as well as the forthcoming nonfiction book “From A to B.” He also blogs at http://www.warisboring.com.

The event will also be webcast at http://bakerinstitute.org/events/manufacturing-war-how-peace-drives-us-crazy.

Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to Franz Brotzen at franz.brotzen@rice.edu or 713-348-6775.