Neil Sheehan

Emergency Shut Down Of 2 Nuke Plants In Same Hour Called A 'Coincidence'

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Larry Smith, Entergy Nuclear, Entergy, Indian Point 2 Power, Indian Point 2 Nuclear, Vermont Yankee Power, Energy Debates, Vermont Yankee, Peter Shumlin, Jim Steets, Indian Point 2, Neil Sheehan, Nuclear Power, Vermont Yankee Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Green News

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Unplanned shutdowns an hour apart at nuclear plants in Vermont and New York – one due to a small leak of radioactive wat...

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Digging Deep: A Treasury of Books About Journalism

Michael W. Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ida Tarbel, Standard Oil, Enron, George W. Bush, David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, News Media, JFK Assassination, James Phelan, Wall Street Journal, Journalism, John D. Rockefeller, Muckraking, Vietnam, State of the News Media, Jessica Mitford, Peter Arnett, Watergate, Clark Mollenhoff, Nixon, Woodward and Bernstein, Censorship, Investigative Reporting, Nixonburgers, Center for Public Integrity, Bob Woodward, Media News
Michael W. Hudson

With the struggles of many old-line news media, it's easy to forget how important real reporting is to informing citizens and defeating the forces of secrecy and propaganda.

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A Docudrama Illuminates the Battle Between National Security and the People's Right to Know

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Maynard Institute, LeRoy Aarons, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, Neil Sheehan, Hugo Black, Daniel Ellsberg, NY Theatre Workshop, The PentagonPapers, Carl Bernstein, Vietnam War, Kerner Report, David Wise, New York Times, Docudramas, Washington Post, Entertainment News, Robert Shrum Gregg Pierotti, Geoffrey Cowan, Katherine Graham, Robert McNamara, Entertainment News
Marcia G. Yerman

The play Top Secret centers on whether Katherine Graham will give approval to print the Pentagon Papers. For those unfamiliar with the history, it opens a door to understanding concerns of utmost relevance today.

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Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers is Important Stage Documentary

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Brian Kelly, Larry Bryggman, George Wilson, Katharine Graham, The Power of Yes, George W. Bush, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, Ben Bradlee, Via Dolorosa, Lucy Prebble, New York Theatre Workshop, Peter Strauss, Richard Nixon, All the President's Men, Anna Deavere Smith, Fire in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Matt McGrath, Jack Gilpin, L. A. Theatre Works, Enron, The New York Times, Neil Sheehan, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Daniel Ellsberg, Larry Pine, H. R. Haldeman, David Hare, The Exonerated, John Mitchell, Let Me Down Easy, Kathryn Meisle, The Washington Post, Brooklyn and Other Identities, Entertainment News
David Finkle

The intent behind these stage documentaries is to inform. Although billed as plays, these theatrical entries aren't that. They're news reports outfitted with theatrical accoutrements.

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Spinning the War in Afghanistan

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Beret, Vietnam War, Special Envoy, The Only Thing Worth Fighting For, Vietnam, David Halberstam, The New York Times, Neil Sheehan, Diem, Afghanistan, Karzai, Special Forces, World News
Ashley Rindsberg

One has to wonder why after eight years of near-total silence, the media has suddenly, gushingly fallen in love with covering the war in Afghanistan.

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