After years in different combat zones, photographer Finbarr O’Reilly and Sgt. T.J. Brennan ended up together in Afghanistan. Their bond, forged under fire, has been renewed as they face the painful aftermath of combat back home. Sgt. Brennan has turned to writing in his quest to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder and is now a frequent …
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Tickled to see that the Nieman Reports summer 2012 issue, for which I produced a cover package on truth in the age of social media, is being read and discussed! It's been very inspiring to think this through and work with some truly terrific colleagues who agreed right away to share their observations, struggles and …
Peruvian miners turn rain forest into wastelands. Corruption and mismanagement keep West Africans from clean drinking water. Hear these and other stories from international journalists who are mapping the impact of globalization on people and the planet. Join us Thursday evening, April 12, for a panel discussion on what it takes for journalists to accurately …
There's a great exhibit, "Global Health in Focus" at Boston's Photographic Resource Center (just featured in the Boston Globe and running through March 24.) Join us for a panel discussion on the subject on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 6:00 pm, at the BU George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. The Panelists: Jennifer …
So, it's happened. After a few months of quiet watching, a first twitter post is out. It's an attempt at joining the conversation. Appropriately clumsy. Spent two days at a Yale conference on Journalism in the New Media Ecology that was simultaneously twittered (and live blogged.) People in the audience threw snippets of speaker's comments …
