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Jean served as emcee of the 3rd Annual Women of Impact event held by the East-West Center, where the EWC’s Board of Governors honored President Hilda C. Heine of the Marshall Islands with this year’s Women of Impact Award to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women leaders. Jean also moderated a discussion exploring the role of women in innovation and their impact on addressing critical challenges with Dr. Yanghee Lee, Professor Emeritus, Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Child Psychology and Education; Mona Pasquil Rogers, Director of California Government Engagement, Meta, and Kristen Udui, Graduate Degree Fellow, East-West Center. View photos from the event on Flickr.

On Oct. 15, 2024, Jean spoke at the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono’s Asia Summit at New Zealand’s Parliament in Welllington, joining leading experts on Asia from New Zealand and offshore to discuss the big trends shaping the region for an event marking the Foundation’s 30th anniversary.

2024 East-West Center International Media Conference
June 2024 in Manila, Philippines

Generative AI is everywhere in the news today, but where will it be tomorrow? This plenary panel on AI Horizons examines how artificial intelligence will shape the coming years, from elections to academia to mass media, and everything in between. Watch online!

With:

Charlie Beckett, Professor & Director of JournalismAI Project, London School of Economics (London, UK) (Virtual)
Art Min, Head of Partnerships, TrueMedia.org (Seattle, USA)
Moderator: Jean H. Lee, Adjunct East-West Center; Co-Host, The Lazarus Heist (Honolulu, USA)

2024 East-West Center International Media Conference
What is fact? Do you know it when you see it? Which facts matter when the news is reported? Whose facts matter when decisions are made?

As the lines between fact and fake grow increasingly blurred by technology, journalists and media consumers alike grapple with the profound challenges and opportunities of an evolving information ecosystem. How can journalists harness the power and promise of AI and reduce risk to their profession and to their audiences?

From reporting on climate change to regional geopolitics to elections, the 2024 East-West Center International Media Conference sparked vital discussions, fostered collaboration, and equipped attendees with the tools to navigate a world where discerning truth is more critical than ever. Diverse perspectives included journalists, global thought leaders, climate experts, policymakers, technologists, and indigenous voices in envisioning a more equitable and informed future.

Watch all IMC 2024 sessions online.

Oct 10, 2017

Brookings Institution: The path forward: Who is Kim Jong Un?

Leading U.S. experts and former officials to identify actionable policy steps the White House and Congress should take to address the growing threat from North Korea.

Aug 25, 2017

C-SPAN: The Rise and Rule of North Korea's Kim Dynasty

The Sidebar with Steve Scully: As tensions with North Korea rise, this week we examine the history of that country's ruling Kim family. We spoke to Jean H Lee, author of "Kings of Communism: Inside Kim Jong Un's Bloody Scramble to Kill of His Family" in the September edition of Esquire Magazine.

Jun 7, 2017

Chicago Council: NORTH KOREA ON THE BRINK?

What steps should the United States and South Korea take to maintain peace and stability in Northeast Asia?

Dec 6, 2016

Wilson Center: Beyond Caricatures: Writing About the Real North Korea

Award-winning foreign correspondents, researchers and writers on the challenges of writing about North Korea today, from getting on the ground to turning to defectors for information about daily life inside the Hermit Kingdom.

Jul 29, 2016

Aspen Security Forum: Peril on the 38th Parallel

Can Kim Jong Un be stopped before he turns the peninsula, and the region, into a nuclear wasteland? Jean Lee speaks at the Aspen Security Forum.

May 14, 2015

Korea Society: Opening Pyongyang

Jean Lee discusses the challenges of reporting on a country considered among the world's worst for press freedom, the role her Korean-American ethnicity played in her interactions with the North Koreans, and her observations on reunification after working as a journalist on both sides of the DMZ.

Mar 9, 2013

SXSW: Tweets from the DMZ: Social Media in North Korea

Social media has transformed culture, communication, creativity and journalism in every nation on Earth — other than North Korea, of course. Wait — not so fast. What do we really know about social media’s role in the mysterious nation — or what role it could play in the future, in the open or underground? Get some insight and answers to your questions as Associated Press Social Media Editor Eric Carvin leads a conversation with AP Korea bureau chief Jean H. Lee, a social media-savvy journalist with firsthand expertise on the reclusive regime north of the 38th parallel.

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