David Rohde

Academia at a Crossroads -- Can Our Great Universities Lead in a Time of Need

Buck Goldstein | Posted 04.22.2012

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Buck Goldstein

Universities are easy targets for cash strapped state legislatures anxious to spread the pain to college professors who can easily be characterized as overpaid, and institutions that can clearly operate more efficiently.

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Reuters Poaches Star 'Times' Reporter

Yahoo! News | Posted 08.29.2011

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David Rohde, the Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter who was famously kidnapped by the Taliban in 2008, is leaving the paper of record to become ...

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The Agenda: Los Angeles Is For Book Lovers

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Book worms, rejoice! This evening is packed with author events; all you need to do is choose between thrills or chills. For suspense, trek to Pasadena...

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Taliban Abductee:

npr.org | By David Rohde, Kristin Mulvihill | Posted 05.25.2011

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"To be honest, I was sure she would tell me to not go to the interview," Rohde says. "And we had just gotten married, and if she had said, 'Don't go t...

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The Nation: Pakistan Released NYT Reporter's Kidnappers

The Nation | Posted 05.25.2011

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On a Friday night in June 2009, New York Times reporter David Rohde and his translator made a dramatic escape from captivity in Pakistan, climbing ove...

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'My Husband Was Kidnapped By The Taliban': One NYT Wife's Story

Vogue.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kristen- I believed I had to do this to make this a credible book. Most people in Helmand support them now and I need to tell that part of the story. ...

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War Fever at the Times: A Five-Day Log

David Bromwich | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Bromwich

Made nervous by signs that President Obama will not push for a bigger war in Afghanistan, the New York Times is showing what the rest of his time in office will be like if he does not cooperate.

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Neda Video Wins Polk Award: Iran Protest Death Video First Anonymous Winner Of Journalism Prize

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- The unnamed people who captured on video and made public the shooting death of an Iranian protester have been chosen to...

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NYT Journalist David Rohde Recounts 7 Months In Taliban Captivity

nytimes.com | David Rohde | Posted 05.25.2011

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The car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert. I was seated in the back between two Afghan ...

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David Rohde: Held By The Taliban. Part Three

nytimes.com | DAVID ROHDE | Posted 05.25.2011

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A NERVOUS-LOOKING Pakistani soldier pointed a rocket-propelled grenade at our pickup truck in late January. The Taliban guard beside me loaded his rif...

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New York Times "Paid Millions" To Release David Rohde From Taliban: Reporter

Posted 05.25.2011

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War correspondent Michael Yon, currently in Afghanistan, reports on his Twitter that, according to his sources, the New York Times and its associates ...

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David Rohde: Held By The Taliban, Part I

nytimes.com | DAVID ROHDE | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert. I was seated in the back between two Afghan ...

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David Rohde, Reporter Who Escaped Taliban, Returns to Thundeous Applause

New York Times | Clyde Haberman | Posted 05.25.2011

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After seven months of being held hostage by the Taliban, David Rohde returned to The New York Times today and to perhaps the most sustained ovation ev...

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David Rohde's Kidnapping Media Blackout Extended To Wikipedia

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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A dozen times, user-editors posted word of the kidnapping on Wikipedia's page on Mr. Rohde, only to have it erased. Several times the page was frozen,...

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Think Again: Who Jails Journalists?

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Alterman

At least 36 journalists are being held captive in Iran, 26 of whom were arrested after the presidential election.

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Bill Keller: David Rohde Thanked Me For Kidnapping Media Blackout

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 05.25.2011

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1. Bill Keller on David Rohde: "I was relived this morning when I talked to David and he said, 'By the way, thank you for not making a public event ou...

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Taliban Wanted $25 Million For Release Of David Rohde

ABC News | Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Taliban leader who held New York Times reporter David Rohde hostage for seven months initially demanded a ransom of $25 million and the release of...

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How Daniel Pearl May Have Saved David Rohde

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 2002, Wall Street Journal editors and Dow Jones officials chose to publicize Danny's kidnapping with interviews on Larry King Live and regular head...

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David Rohde: New York Times Reporter Who Escaped From The Taliban

WBZTV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rohde was abducted Nov. 10, 2008 along with an Afghan reporter colleague and a driver south of the Afghan capital, Kabul. He had been traveling throug...

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David Rohde's Escape From Taliban: Taking Advantage Of Weary Guards, Using A Rope

New York Times | ADAM B. ELLICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan journalist who was held captive by the Taliban for more than seven months along with a New York Times reporter revealed d...

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David Rohde, New York Times Reporter Held By Taliban, Escapes

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after ...

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Why We Joined the Media Blackout on Kidnapping of NYT Reporter

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

In the months after we found out about the kidnapping, I witnessed the most amazing press blackout on a major event that I have ever seen. I wonder how strongly this non-reporting will be criticized in the weeks to come.

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