FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 8, 2004

CONTACT:
Kathleen Richardson, Drake University, 515-271-2295, Kathleen.Richardson@drake.edu
Jennifer Glover Konfrst, IPTV, 515-242-3146, jennifer.konfrst@iptv.org

DRAKE AND IPTV SPONSOR SCREENING OF 'THE COST OF FREEDOM: CIVIL LIBERTIES, SECURITY, AND THE USA PATRIOT ACT'

WHAT: Iowa Public Television and the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication have joined with the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, Cowles Library, the American Judicature Society, and the Constitutional Law Resource Center at the Drake Law School to sponsor a preview screening of "The Cost of Freedom: Civil Liberties, Security, and the USA Patriot Act." This new documentary, produced by The Duncan Group, is being presented nationally by Iowa Public Television and examines the history behind and the impact of the USA Patriot Act. Alison Rostankowski, producer of the program, will speak at the screening. The program, broadcast by public television stations across the country this fall, debuts on Iowa Public Television Oct. 5.

WHO: Iowa Public Television and Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication are co-sponsors of the screening. Producer Alison Rostankowski will provide insight into the program’s development following the screening.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 21, 7 – 9 p.m.

WHERE: Drake University
Bulldog Theater – Olmsted Center
29th Street and University Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

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Iowa Public Television is Iowa's statewide public broadcasting network. IPTV provides quality, alternative programming that educates, enlightens, and entertains Iowans throughout the state. A noncommercial, public-service mission enables IPTV to present an unequaled array of programs of lasting value to Iowans regardless of where they live or what they can afford. Nearly one million viewers a week turn to IPTV for programming that reflects a range of interests for Iowans in all demographic categories. Iowa Public Television stations include: Channel 32, Waterloo; Channel 11, Des Moines; Channel 12, Iowa City; Channel 21, Fort Dodge; Channel 24, Mason City; Channel 27, Sioux City; Channel 32, Council Bluffs; Channel 36, Red Oak; Channel 36, Davenport.