Journalists

When Reporters Were Allegedly Attacked in Chicago, the Rights of All of Us Were Violated

Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Journalists, Iraq Veterans, First Amendment, Chicago Police Department, War in Iraq, US Troops Afghanistan, Anti-War, Afghanistan War, Occupy Movement, Media News
Richard Schiffman

The dozens of veterans who tossed their medals in Chicago earlier this week deserve to have their protest recorded. Theirs was an act of valor and courage which was arguably equal if not greater to the deeds which earned them those medals in the first place.

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Memo to The New York Times: The Public Editor Needn't Wear a Bow Tie

Jerry Lanson | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Public Editor, New York Times, Obmudsman, Arthur Brisbane, Journalists, The Gray Lady, Journalism, Diversity in the Workplace, Media News
Jerry Lanson

I confess. I am a man of words and thus, increasingly, a dinosaur. The New York Times' public editor, conduit to America's most influential news organization, should be more.

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With Eurovision 2012 Around The Corner, Azerbaijan Gets Much Unwanted Attention

Jeff Burbank | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Journalists, Eurovision Song Contest, Repression, Council of Europe, Germany, Aliyev, Amnesty International, Azerbaijan, Europe, Baku, World News
Jeff Burbank

As this year's host of Eurovision, Azerbaijan may well impress visitors with its beautiful, entertaining capital city of Baku and friendly, considerate people, but not with how its government treats the people.

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Risking Their Lives for the Story

Kyla Pigoni | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Journalists, Gilles Jacquier, Syria Journalists, Journalists-in-Syria, Gilles Jacquier Syria, Marie Colvin, Christiane Amanpour, War-Zone-Journalism, Homs, Marie Colvin Dead, Journalists in War Zones, Syria, College News
Kyla Pigoni

In my journalism ethics class last year, we were taught to keep a healthy distance from the story, thus allowing for proper objectivity. But does this rule always apply?

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Killing Journalists and Aid Workers

Ben Barber | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Journalists, Aid Workers, Afghanistan, Humanitarian Aid, War Zone Journalism, Embedded Journalists, Journalists Killed, War Zones, World News
Ben Barber

For decades, as a reporter I had an invisible shield, allowing me to wade into bloody conflicts, interview the killers and the families of the victims. But times have indeed changed.

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New Association Gives Religion Journalism a Boost

Ruth Eglash | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Journalists, Reporting, Religion, Journalism, Religion Reporting, Religious Reporting, Media News
Ruth Eglash

Boosting the importance of religion reporting and advocating support for those prevented or persecuted for writing about it was a point that almost all those present agreed to be an essential element of the International Association of Religion Journalists' mission.

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Are Boy Bylines Better Than Girl Bylines?

Michele Weldon | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Journalists, Asne, The New Yorker, . Male, Mother Jones, The OpEd Project, Vida, Media, Asme, Students, Gender, ASME Awards, Medill School of Journalism, Aaron Sorkin, Reporters, Magazines, Media News
Michele Weldon

Do we have to resort to using initials in our bylines so our gender is hidden in order to get published, lauded, hired or promoted?

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The Media Are Calling. How Will You Answer?

Bob Berkowitz | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Journalists, Bob Berkowitz, Reporters, New York Times, Huffington Post, Media Training, Business News
Bob Berkowitz

A reporter calls you and says he or she wants to interview you for a news story. Great. Now, what do you do?

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Jailed Journalists In Turkey Released

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Journalists, Istanbul, Istanbul-Turkey, Turkey, Media in Turkey, Turkey Press, Ahmet Sik, Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik, Turkish Press, Nedim Sener, Press in Turkey, Turkish Media, Ap, Media News

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four Turkish journalists were freed from jail Monday, a year after they were detained in a case that has raised fears for pres...

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Journalism: Bridging the Gap

Nick Foley | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Journalists, Print Media, Journalism School, Newspapers, Online Media, College, Journalism Jobs, Journalism College, Death of Newspapers, Journalism, New Journalism, College News
Nick Foley

If we could marry our online expertise with the seasoned experience of established reporters, maybe we could bridge the age gap that dictates how people consume news, and head into the future certain that, young or old, people will want to know.

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A Call to Arms: What Young Journalists Need to Take Away From the Death of Marie Colvin

Ruth Michaelson | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Journalists, Syria Crackdown, Syria Violence, Remi Ochlik, Journalism, Syria, Marie Colvin, Media News
Ruth Michaelson

For as often as we are told that a flak jacket and an ability to shout "PRESS!" at the right moment is becoming insufficient protection in areas of conflict, we are also told that the new generation of journalists will be inexorably tied to social media to get information.

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Six Questions Reporters Should Ask of Anyone Advocating Military Action Against Iran

Reza Marashi | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Journalists, Obama Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran War, Iran War Hype, Reporters, Iran, Foreign Affairs, Journalism, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, Iraq War, War, Iraq, Media News
Reza Marashi

On Iraq, the mainstream media did not ask the right questions until disaster was a reality. On Iran, those questions need to be asked now so that disaster can be avoided.

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How to Master Your Media Interview

Dorie Clark | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Andy Hiller, Journalists, Reporters, Media Soundbites, Talking Points, Media Interviews, George W. Bush, Media News
Dorie Clark

How do you ensure that you're prepared when your big moment arrives? Here are five key strategies.

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Marie Colvin Dead

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Syria, Political Cartoon, Journalists, Remi-Ochlik-Killed, Homs, Marie Colvin, Media News
Jeff Danziger

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Should Scholarly Meetings Make Room for Journalists?

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Journalists, Toronto, The Economist, Burma, Vietnam, New York Times, Academics, Scholarship, Asia, China, East Asian Studies, Journalism, Amitav Ghosh, World News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Rituals of every community, including that of Homo Academicus, can benefit from the infusion of new participants.

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When Rumors Turn Into Facts In The Mainstream Media

Moe Ali Nayel | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Journalists, Hezbollah Syria, Syria Crackdown, Lebanon, Egypt Social Media, Hezbollah, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Reporting, Social Media, Middle East, Syria Hezbollah, Reporters, Syria Protests, Syria Violence, Syria, World News
Moe Ali Nayel

News that is obviously fabricated, or written from behind desks in the U.S, Europe, and east Beirut, angers me because I value the integrity of investigative journalism. I hate seeing how the Syrian peoples' uprising has been manipulated to serve as a tool for some political agendas.

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Gay City News Doug Ireland: My 'Queer Friend' Christopher Hitchens

Gay City News | Doug Ireland | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Authors, Journalists, Christopher Hitchens Gay, Christopher Hitchens Dead, Britain, Christopher Hitchens, Alan Hollinghurst, Gay Voices News

Over the holidays, I read gay British novelist Alan Hollinghurst's fine new novel, "The Stranger's Child." The winner of Britain's most prestigious li...

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Trial by Journalistic "Opinion"

Joel Cohen | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Journalists, Opinion, Sandusky, Jerry Sandusky, Sandusky Pre-Trial, OJ Simpson, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Crime News
Joel Cohen

We don't weep for Sandusky. As do all "commentators," we have the right to "personally" convict him based on our own idiosyncratic views of the case. But why has the public convicted him at this early stage?

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"Eye-Hunting" in Cairo: The Military's Assault on Reporters

Dan Williams | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Egypt News, Egypt Protests, Media Freedom, Arab Spring, Egypt, Journalists, Cairo, Tahrir Square, World News
Dan Williams

There's the tried-and-true means of stifling the press: whack the reporters. Jail them. Beat them. And what better opportunity than during protests that demanded the ultimate taboo -- that the generals should immediately transfer authority to a civilian government?

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There Are Victims in the Penn State Tragedy, Not "Accusers"

Jackson Katz | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Journalists, Men, Women, Penn State, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Accusers, Joe Paterno, Sports News
Jackson Katz

At least one positive development has emerged from the Penn State sexual abuse scandal.

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Confessions of a Dead Tribune

Mark Heisler | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Journalists, Los Angeles Times, Newspapers, Journalism, Newspaper Industry, Sam Zell, Media News
Mark Heisler

It's not that the end of my newspaper career was devastating, even if it was definitely surprising, since I thought it was going great... 44 years, the last 32 at the Los Angeles Times, 2006 winner of the basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Award... to the day I was laid off.

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The Future of Jewish Leadership: Journalist vs. Politician

Dovid Efune | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Journalists, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Politician, Dovid Efune, New York, Moses Mendelssohn, Menachem Begin, Politicians, Politics, Lord Jonathan Sacks, Bret Stephens, Jewish Solutions, Wall Street Journal, Journalism, Jewish Leadership, Ari Goldman, Theodor Herzl, Ariel Sharon, Mike Huckabee, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Jewish Philanthropists, Arianna Huffington, Algemeiner, Media News
Dovid Efune

Last week I wrote about the need for renewed focus on Jewish solutions as opposed to Jewish problems. Addressing requests for more thoughts on this s...

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Cameraman Killed In Police Operation In Rio Slum

AP | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Journalists, Brasil, Latin America, Shantytown, Gangs, Rio De Janeiro, Slums, World News

SAO PAULO -- A Brazilian television network says one of its cameramen has been shot to death during a police operation against drug traffickers in a R...

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Mexican Journalist Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

AP | MARIA SANMINIATELLI | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Journalists, Zeta Editor, Adela Navarro Bello, Heritage, Mexico, Zetas, Media, Journalism, Mexican Newspaper, Latino Voices News

NEW YORK — A single mother who was harassed and beaten for reporting on the 2009 Iranian uprising, a Mexican journalist whose work means daily d...

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Should Journalists Get Out of the News?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Reporting, Journalists, Libya, Phil Bronstein, Matthew-Chance, Tim Hetherington, Lara Logan, Anderson Cooper, Objective-Journalism, Journalistic Integrity, Media News
Phil Bronstein

The reporter isn't and should almost never be the story. Or try hard not to be, no matter how much "personal brand" work our social media experts tell us is essential to survive the tornado of change that's tearing up our old ideas.

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