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The Steady March of Government Secrecy

Journalists strategize to gain access to information the public has a right to know.

Journalists and Humanitarian NGO’s

In our ‘symbiotic’ relationship, aid workers become sources, gatekeepers or eye openers.

Documentaries Raise Questions Journalists Should Ask Themselves

‘Have they delved deeply enough into issues surrounding the nation’s war on terror and its homeland security?’

‘Infoganda’ in Uniform

The Bush administration creates media outlets to tell its story.
Weighing the Moral Argument Against the Way Things Work

Weighing the Moral Argument Against the Way Things Work

‘We have covered Africa this year, so we won’t be doing anything for a while.’

Caught Between the Cold War and the Internet

How foreign news will be covered is a question—with a few possible answers.

International Network of Cities of Asylum

Since the fatwa was issued in 1989 against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie, writers from five continents have been convened each year by Car-refour des Littératures in Strasbourg, France to discuss…

Using the Internet to Examine Patterns of Foreign Coverage

African events are often not reported because Western news coverage is strongly connected to a nation’s wealth.

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.’

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…