In "Office Politics," NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel assesses the Arab Spring. He gives MSNBC’s Alex Witt a breakdown of what he calls the "stages of war" and his reactions to the atrocities he has seen covering wars around the world. Engel reveals whether or not he has time for a personal life given his globetrotting lifestyle. … [Read more...]
Interservice rivalry costs taxpayers millions just on uniforms
May 11, 2013 By
The Marines call it pride. Others would say they are so vain and cost taxpayers money, and could cost other American warriors their lives. … [Read more...]
Did something go wrong at CNN, or not?
May 4, 2013 By
What's going on at CNN? You would think after their train-wreck coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, that management would be breathing fire down on the on-air personalities to get their acts together. … [Read more...]
The Associated Press jumps the shark; no longer credible
May 3, 2013 By
This one is a tough one to write; but I've been saying it for a long time. The Associated Press no longer can be regarded as a credible news source when it comes to reporting on the military. … [Read more...]
Sebastian Junger offers reporting course online
April 30, 2013 By
Combat correspondent, Sebastian Junger, taught a writing class last fall that is now available online at www.jungervideo.com. He said it's a two-hour class that covers pretty much everything he's learned about writing in the past 20 years. … [Read more...]
Workshop on covering the new veterans
April 25, 2013 By
A reporting workshop brought to you by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Poynter Institute MAY 8 in Springfield, Ill. and MAY 10 in Chicago … [Read more...]
Associated Press still misses the target in their latest descriptions of assault weapon, et al
March 31, 2013 By
The other day, the Associated Press modified its definition for assault rifle and assault weapon. Here's their update: … [Read more...]
Know your military history timeline
March 20, 2013 By
I stumbled across this today and wanted to share this with you. The accompanying photo was published online by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Do you notice anything wrong with this? OK. If you can't spot it right away, it may be because you're not familiar with significant dates in U.S. military history. … [Read more...]
Life magazine photo editor who beat the censors dies at 94
March 20, 2013 By
At a time when censors used a heavy hand to keep the American public from knowing and seeing the carnage in the Pacific during World War II, A.B.C. "Cal" Whipple of Greenwich, England, helped get a ground-breaking photograph of dead American soldiers published during the war. Whipple died March 17, 2013, his son said. He was 94. … [Read more...]
Difference between an automatic and semi-automatic weapon
January 17, 2013 By
Many reporters and editors have never handled a semi-automatic rifle, let alone seen one up close. This video is designed to give you an idea of the difference between an automatic "assault rifle" and a semi-automatic "assault weapon." … [Read more...]
‘Pioneering Women War Correspondents’
January 10, 2013 By
"Pioneering Women War Correspondents" profiles six trailblazing women journalists, including Peggy Hull, Martha Gellhorn, Marguerite Higgins and Dickey Chapelle, who managed to report from the front lines. Author Penny Colman narrates. Produced by Milena Jovanovitch. … [Read more...]
Sebastian Junger stresses the need for combat reporter to learn basic medical training
September 25, 2012 By
Journalist Sebastian Junger began Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues following the 2011 death of photographer Tim Hetherington in Libya. Hetherington was wounded by mortar fire, and died on the way to a hospital. Junger said if fellow journalists on the scene were trained in basic first aid, Hetherington might have survived. … [Read more...]
