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Courage Emerges From the Work Journalists Do

‘… journalists’ courage needs a source, and so far I have recognized three such sources: insanity, lack of any clue, ideals.’
June 15, 2006
Aida Cerkez-Robinson

A Difficult Journey From Repression to Democracy

Brave journalists who challenge authoritarian regimes often ‘enter a postauthoritarian era full of compromises and new repressions.’
June 15, 2006
Ann Cooper

Truth in the Crossfire

In a brutal attack, ‘my truth … was dealt a mortal wound.’
June 15, 2006
Jineth Bedoya Lima

U.S. Newspapers Decide Which Images of the Fallujah Killings to Publish

Cheering Iraqis with burning SUV. Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images.Akron Beacon JournalAnchorage Daily News (cropped)The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe Boston GlobeChicago Sun-TimesThe (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (cropped)The Columbus DispatchDaily News of Los AngelesThe…
June 15, 2004
David D. Perlmutter

The Psychological Hazards of War Journalism

A psychiatrist examines how journalists respond to what they witness and report.
June 15, 2004
Anthony Feinstein

Acting as a Witness to a Forgotten War

‘Even if nobody for whom I write this story cares, it is difficult for me to forget Chechnya.’
June 15, 2004
Anne Nivat

When a Story Inhabits the Mind

‘… I rely on a brave group of Chechen journalists to keep me— and my readers—informed.’
June 15, 2004
Thomas de Waal

Telling Stories the Military Doesn’t Want Told

If war is hell, then the aftermath for too many of those who fought the war in Iraq is worthy of another biblical metaphor—purgatory. Last fall, UPI’s Mark Benjamin got…
June 15, 2004
Dan Olmsted
The Unseen Is Made Visible

The Unseen Is Made Visible

Americans see photographs of military coffins, and repercussions follow.
June 15, 2004
Melissa Ludtke

A Matter of Faith: The White House and the Press

Journalists’ focus ‘on religion and the presidency was unusual for an “objective” news media that usually relies on empirical evidence ….’
June 15, 2004
David Domke