{"id":261491,"date":"2010-02-01T10:06:28","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a83b8276970b"},"modified":"2010-02-01T10:06:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T15:06:28","slug":"is-it-okay-to-be-fat-question-debated-in-a-%e2%80%9cnightline-face-off%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/261491","title":{"rendered":"IS IT OKAY TO BE FAT? QUESTION DEBATED IN A \u201cNIGHTLINE FACE OFF\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CYNTHIA MCFADDEN MODERATES LIVE DEBATE AT THE COOPER UNION\u2019S GREAT HALL IN NEW YORK CITY<\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th<\/sup> AT 4:00PM ET<\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\u201cFACE-OFF\u201d TO AIR ON \u201cNIGHTLINE\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd<\/o:p><\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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 <\/span>Is it Okay to be Fat? \u201cNightline\u201d tackles this question and other delicate questions related to dieting and obesity and how it relates to heath in a \u201cFace Off\u201d to air Monday, February 22. This will be the program\u2019s fifth \u201cFace-Off,\u201d <\/strong>a<\/span> series launched two years ago that is <\/strong>a debate style format where hot topics get discussed among prominent voices in their field. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u201cFace-Off\u201d is scheduled to take place Friday, February 5th<\/sup> at The Cooper Union\u2019s historic Great Hall in New York City. Crystal Renn, model and author of \u201cHungry: A Young Model\u2019s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves\u201d and Marianne Kirby, co-author of \u201cLessons from the Fat-O-Sphere\u201d will face-off against MeMe Roth, president of National Action Against Obesity and Kim Bensen, author of \u201cFinally Thin.\u201d Renn and Kirby advocate against constant dieting and contend that you don\u2019t have to be thin to be healthy while Roth and Bensen<\/span> <\/span>advocate against an obese America and believe in the importance of a responsible diet.<\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u201cFace Off\u201d<\/strong> will be moderated by co-anchor Cynthia McFadden<\/strong> and held at The Cooper Union\u2019s Great Hall in New York City on Friday, February 5th at 4:00pmET. To obtain media credentials,<\/span> please contact Alison Bridgman at 212-456-1578; alison.bridgman@abc.com<\/a>. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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What:<\/span><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t \u201cNightline Face-Off \u2013 Is It Okay to be Fat?\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Who:<\/span><\/strong>\t\t\t\t    \t    <\/span><\/span>Crystal Renn, model and author of \u201cHungry: A Young Model\u2019s Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves\u201d and Marianne Kirby, author of \u201cLessons from the \u201cFat-O-Sphere\u201d\t  <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Meme Roth, President, National Action Against Obesity and<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Kim Bensen, author of \u201cFinally Thin\u201d<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When:<\/span><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t Friday, February 5, 2010<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

4:00pm-5:30pm ET<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Where:<\/span><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t   The Cooper Union\u2019s Great Hall<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>The Foundation Building <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

7 East 7th<\/sup> Street (btw 3rd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup> Aves)<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

New York City<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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*** Please note: media interested in covering this debate must submit credential requests to alison.bridgman@abc.com<\/a> no later than 12:00pm\/ ET on Friday, February 5th.  <\/span>There is limited space for this event and no requests will be accepted after that time.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNightline\u201d <\/span><\/strong>thanks The Cooper Union for the use of the historic Great Hall. \u201cNightline\u201d <\/strong>is anchored by Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran, and Martin Bashir.  <\/span>James Goldston is the executive producer.  <\/span>\u201cNightline\u201d<\/strong> airs at 11:35 p.m. (ET\/PT) weeknights on the ABC Television Network.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span><\/o:p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ABC News Media Relations:    <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Emily Lenzner 202-222-6896<\/o:p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>Alison Bridgman 212-456-1578<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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