Tag: The New York Times

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Journalism a deadly and lawsuit-prone activity today

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Journalists aren’t faring well covering the world’s wars today where some 150 have been killed in the last year. And they aren’t faring well here at home as the U.S. president seeks to punish those with whom he disagrees. Just yesterday The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed alarm after a six-person jury on Thursday convicted […]

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War made easy and other thoughts about world conflict

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I was recently disquieted when I watched a film from 2006 called “War Made Easy.” It is based on a book by the same name by former columnist Norman Solomon and narrated by Sean Penn. RootsAction The film was offered by a group, RootsAction, that works to promote equal justice and end war. On its […]