Anthony Shadid: Gone too soon
In an age of shrinking news budgets and the erosion of quality journalism, Anthony Shadid was the exception. His insightful reporting on the Middle East and other parts of the world reminded us that there still are journalists out there doing amazing work for all the right reasons. With tensions between the U.S. and Iran...
China’s pushback on blogs
It’s no secret that China’s political leaders take swift action against people who try to speak truth to power. A new set of regulations covering journalists only reinforces that sad fact. The New York Times reports that China’s General Administration of Press and Publication released a new set of guidelines for the nation’s journalists and...
A journalist’s role: Protecting the powerful or exposing them?
So there I am, taking a break from a load of work and trying to clear my mind of all things media. What better way to do that than to sit with my girlfriend and catch up on episodes of ABC’s Pan Am? After all, watching that show doesn’t take much active thought, right? Think...