In February 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa inciting the faithful to murder author Salman Rushdie for blasphemy. Within a…
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Let it Leak: Wikileaks and Patriotic Whistle-Blowing
Spare a kind thought for my old friend Michael Morrell’s oldest son, Geoff, the Pentagon’s Press Secretary. The Defense Department…
Continue reading →My Mentor: Charles Glass on Peter Jennings
The first time I ever saw Peter he was wearing a trench coat. It had belonged to his father, who…
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Peter Charles Jennings, television and radio journalist: born Toronto, Ontario 29 July 1938; staff, ABC News 1964-2005, international anchor, World…
Continue reading →Iraqis need people like James Brandon to tell their story
The gunmen who kidnapped the British journalist James Brandon from his hotel late on Thursday probably had no idea they…
Continue reading →The first casualty
IN 1984 I filed a report to ABC News on Israeli death squads in south Lebanon that was never broadcast.…
Continue reading →Diary – celebrating a fiftieth birthday
The best thing about turning 50 is that you’ve had time to develop a healthy narcissism. While I tap out…
Continue reading →When it’s OK to kill a hack
It’s official. Thirty-three journalists died violently in war zones last year. The figure – nine up on the year before…
Continue reading →Hacks versus flacks: Tales from the depths
The London media world is under fire and taking shelter. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s head flack, Alistair Campbell, has challenged…
Continue reading →Death of our moral guardian: where has journalistic integrity gone?
The demolition men have torn her guts out and ripped away her facade, but her ramparts, pubs on all sides,…
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