American Journalism

William Safire's Passing and the Decline of American Journalism

Nancy Snow | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media


Nancy Snow

Is the death of an esteemed giant in American journalism less newsworthy than a second-tier celebrity wedding?

We Need Heroes in American Journalism

Nancy Snow | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media


Nancy Snow

Truth is, we need heroes in American journalism, and I'm less than optimistic that my journalistic hero is going to be a Facebook friend or someone I'm following on Twitter.

An Open Letter to President Obama

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 02.20.2009 | World


Faisal J. Abbas

Mr. President, you bring a lot of hope to my region, and people are counting on you to make a change for the better and to once and for all bring peace and prosperity to this very troubled part of the world.

Shoe Throwing Incident Exposes Western Failure to Understand Arab World

Ray Hanania | Posted 01.19.2009 | World


Ray Hanania

Muntandar al-Zaidi, the cameraman for al-Baghdadiya TV, threw his shoe at President Bush not as an act of violence, but because in Arab culture, that is in fact the ultimate form of protest.

Silencing Journalism

Sandra Fu | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media


Sandra Fu

Why are most of our journalists less like Edward R. Murrow and more like show ponies? What they really need to do is consider the journalists in other parts of the world where more than a salary is at stake -- they pay with their lives.