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Where Bill Moyers’ Inspiration and Reality Meet

Monday, June 9th, 2008

I just yesterday returned from the Media Reform conference in Minneapolis where Bill Moyers’ made, as usual a deeply inspirational speech, telling how it is all of our tasks to rekindle the dream on which the USA was built and the need for journalism to keep us well informed.
Then on Monday, the New York Times  reported [...]

NYTimes Wants Pakistani Citizen Journalism Help

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

A New York Times online headline reads: A Call for Eyewitness Photos, Video and Text From Pakistan . Copy reads:
With opposition protests blocked by the authorities in Pakistan, NYTimes.com is asking readers in Pakistan to help us report on events in the country by sending us eyewitness accounts of protests in photographs, video or text.
To submit [...]

Time to Take a Stand for Free Speech

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Some of you might have noticed that today I have taken a rather strong stand on protecting free speech. Here are the two headlines that reflect my feelings:
Let’s start first with my Op-Ed piece today that was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Congress can’t muzzle free speech: Condemning Petraeus critics, lawmakers ignore Constitution
The second is my [...]

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