Articles

Swamp Speak: Then and Now

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.
June 15, 2007
Ray Close

The Consequences of Uninformed Reporting

‘Most Americans think that since Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God, they must read the Qur'an literally …’
June 15, 2007
Jamie L. Hamilton

Misperceptions of the ‘War’ in Iraq

An NBC News correspondent—with longtime experience in Iraq—describes many other visions of the war now being fought.
June 15, 2007
Richard Engel

Reporting the Arab and Muslim Worlds

It is hard to see ‘ourselves—our actions and their consequences—in the picture.’
June 15, 2007
Marda Dunsky

Islam Today: The Need to Explore Its Complexities

A scholar finds in most coverage of Muslims ‘a striking lack of clarity and an atmosphere of incomprehension that can only generate suspicion and fear.’
June 15, 2007
Tariq Ramadan

History, Memory and Context

‘… when a major story erupts in Lebanon, Westerners don't already have the dots by which they can make connections.’
June 15, 2007
Iman Azzi

Fiction Can Be More Real Than Journalism

‘In journalism, the color gray too often comes out a muddy brown.’
June 15, 2007
Matt Beynon Rees

Finding Ways to Bridge the Abyss of Misunderstanding

‘… to travel in ignorance when insight and understanding are possible is to drive a wedge between Islam and the West.’
June 15, 2007
Khaled Almaeena

Glossary

Allah: Literally, "The God." Arabic speaking Jews, Christians and Muslims use this term as the proper name for God. Muslims view Allah as the Creator and Sustainer of everything in…
June 15, 2007
Various Sources

Exposing Extremism—No Matter Where It Is Found

What happens when journalists fail to separate what is evil in people from what is good in those who share their religious tradition?
June 15, 2007
Bruce B. Lawrence