International Journalism

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

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

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.

‘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?’

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

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

An NBC News correspondent—with longtime experience in Iraq—describes many other visions of the war now being fought.

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

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.’

‘… to travel in ignorance when insight and understanding are possible is to drive a wedge between Islam and the West.’