Archive: Jun 2007

Predicting Digital Media Challenges Is Not Difficult

By Cameron McWhirter• Opinion• June 15, 2007

A newspaper journalist reflects on a book in which many problems are proclaimed, but hard thinking about solutions remains elusive. Read more

Emotions Speak Through Images

By Anja Niedringhaus• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

An Essay in Words and Photographs Read more

When the News Media Focus on Islam’s Internal Struggles

By Geneive Abdo• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

Journalists highlight the secular Muslim vision ‘because it reflects a Western outlook that Islam needs to transform and modernize.’ Read more

Western Journalists Report on Egyptian Bloggers

By George Weyman• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

An observer of press coverage of cases involving Arab bloggers and government pressure notices some troubling trends in whether and how stories are told. Read more

Understanding the Many Faces of Islamism and Jihadism

By Fawaz A. Gerges• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

A scholar of Islam shares insights to help journalists confront the challenges involved with reporting on the political Islamic movement. Read more

Violence: Its Source Is Not Always What It Seems

By Griff Witte• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘... it's rare when religion alone offers an adequate explanation for conflict.’ Read more

The Arab Story: The Big One Waiting to Be Told

By Rami G. Khouri• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘How do journalists make the lives and aspirations of Arab men and women who will not succumb to criminality or terror relevant to Western audiences?’ Read more

The Consequences of Uninformed Reporting

By Jamie L. Hamilton• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘Most Americans think that since Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God, they must read the Qur'an literally …’ Read more

Swamp Speak: Then and Now

By Ray Close• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

A former CIA officer draws on journalist Walt Kelly's experience to illustrate the value of objective, in-depth analysis in intelligence reporting and journalism. Read more

Reporting the Arab and Muslim Worlds

By Marda Dunsky• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

It is hard to see ‘ourselves—our actions and their consequences—in the picture.’ Read more