Author

Murray Seeger

Murray Seeger, a 1962 Nieman Fellow, covered the former Soviet Union, Eastern and Central Europe for 10 years for the Los Angeles Times. He was the author of “Discovering Russia: 200 Years of American Journalism.”

Spies and Journalists: Taking a Look at Their Intersections

Moscow recruited journalists for their access, insights and confidential information.
September 11, 2009

The Coverage of Soviet Dissidents by Western Journalists

KGB memos about Andrei Sakharov reveal the government’s increasing fear of him as his ideas received press attention in the West.
March 15, 2006

1994: The Old and Future Labor Beat

A veteran reporter complains that the press is ignoring blue collars and unions speaking for them.
December 15, 1999

Foreign Correspondents Transform Their Coverage Into Books

Rwandan refugees board a cargo plane in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that will take them back to Kigali, Rwanda. A mother sits next to her daughter who died…
March 15, 1999