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...]
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...]
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...]
War reporter directs new film, ‘Horse Soldiers of 9/11′
April 28, 2012 By
It was the news the world breathlessly waited for immediately after the 9/11 terror attacks: a report of the first American troops on the ground in Afghanistan. All at once, the world’s attention focused on an iconic photo of those Special Operations Forces doing something no American military had done in nearly a century: They rode horses into combat. … [Read more...]
National UDT-SEAL Museum wants a piece of bin Laden history
June 15, 2011 By
The museum, located in Fort Pierce, Fla., is hoping to get some of the equipment used in the raid to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. … [Read more...]
Visitors head to National UDT-SEAL Museum after bin Laden killed
May 27, 2011 By
Wesley Alden of the Orlando Sentinel uses a small hand-held camera to capture visitors praising the SEALs the day after Osama bin Laden was killed. While many print journalists are starting to pick up cameras to tell the stories, few are forward-thinking enough to use it right after a story breaks. … [Read more...]
IED Attacks from Wikileaks Afghanistan War Logs
May 26, 2011 By
While this video has a political message at the end of it, it is a good representation for infographic video producers to think about how to use maps and military data to show a powerful visual. … [Read more...]
Two CNN personalities over their head in geopolitics
April 7, 2011 By
Two CNN personalities, I hesitate to call them journalists after this performance, were taken to task by a former CIA counterterrorism expert Michael Scheuer. The personalities clearly did not understand the geopolitical issues that are going on, nor were they prepared to ask intelligent questions. It's OK to ask dumb questions, the problem was, instead of just asking the real expert to elaborate on his answers, they decided to take off their reporter's hat and play amateur pundits. They lost that game. If you're going to be a reporter, be a reporter. Most print journalists already do a fine job on this. The … [Read more...]
Combat journalism has become more dangerous
April 6, 2011 By
The increase in journalists' death over the past couple of years comes from being specifically targeted by hostile fire in the combat zone, says former combat reporter Tony Maniaty. … [Read more...]
Navy boot camp, first day
March 1, 2011 By
For those who have never served in the military, this is a brief example of what the first day as a Navy recruit would be like. … [Read more...]
The Sal Giunta story
February 22, 2011 By
This is a gripping video filmed by co-directors Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington of "Restrepo" and a good example of journalists getting out of the way and letting the story unfold. The 14-minute video is the story of Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta of the 173rd Airborne and his actions in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. … [Read more...]
Have weapons of mass destruction been found in San Diego?
February 15, 2011 By
Some intelligent questions asked by San Diego News Channel 10 reporter Mitch Blacher. It also shows how a public affairs officer will attempt to step in to squash an answer from the assistant port director. … [Read more...]
