Wilborn Hampton - author

In this era of 24-hour news coverage, when reporters often find themselves in a position where they feel they must comment before they have all the facts, truth can take a back seat to entertaining their viewers. Wilborn Hampton, when he addresses an audience of young people, explores the importance of discussing and presenting the facts. His first major assignment as a fledgling reporter was to cover the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and he served for years as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, during which time he covered two wars in the Middle East, the subject of his latest book, and as an editor on the Foreign News desk at The New York Times. He welcomes the opportunity to talk with students about a writer’s responsibility to his or her readers, and how to uncover the truth of a matter as well as any of the subjects of his books.