Category: Journalism

Tell Syria to Free Journalist Dorothy Parvaz

As of today, journalist Dorothy Parvaz has been detained in Syria for eight days. We need to get the message out that the World community won’t allow journalists to be detained for doing their job! What you can do: Call the Syrian Embassy in D.C. (202-232-6316, ext. 139) to politely press for Dorothy’s release. E-mail: […]

Saturday May 7th, 2011 in Journalism | No Comments »

Ryan Grim: Al Jazeera English TV blacked out across most of the U.S.

This article by Ryan Grim originally appeared at The Huffington Post, and is used by permission of the author. WASHINGTON – Canadian television viewers looking for the most thorough and in-depth coverage of the uprising in Egypt have the option of tuning into Al Jazeera English, whose on-the-ground coverage of the turmoil is unmatched by […]

Monday January 31st, 2011 in Journalism, War on Terror | No Comments »

A little perspective on hard times for journalists in the United States

These are hard times for journalists in the United States. Newspapers are losing money and trimming staff. Some papers have gone out of business – the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, for example, where I worked as the National/Foreign editor. Across the country, roughly 20,000 journalists have lost their jobs since the beginning of 2008. Few of my […]

Friday October 16th, 2009 in Journalism | 2 Comments »