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Friday, February 12, 2010

thedeadline:

TV news cameramen: the unsung heroes of winter storms?

TV news cameramen and soundmen: the unsung heroes, period. Oh, and interns, although many might beg to differ.

TV news cameramen: the unsung heroes of winter storms?

TV news cameramen and soundmen: the unsung heroes, period. Oh, and interns, although many might beg to differ.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

“Editing in Baghdad taught me that you have to slice through these multiple versions of events and come up with something that you can stand by. One side might say it was an IED that killed 10 American soldiers. The American military authorities might say, “No American soldiers were killed.” The Iraqi government might say, “Ten civilians were killed.” And if you have conflicting information that you can’t verify, then you don’t say it. You say, “The aftermath of an explosion of unidentified cause took place.” When I write my captions, I’m very meticulous and methodical, and I go through and check them before I send them, and I have to establish to my own satisfaction that everything I’ve said in the caption is true, and that I can stand by it because I’ve witnessed it myself with my own eyes, or I’ve questioned the people in the field and I’m confident that I can stand by that information.” Associated Press photographer Ben Curtis (Via, It Was All Started by a Mouse)

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Friday, December 25, 2009

“On the one had, we mostly want to make a difference. We went into journalism to make this world a better place. On the other hand, we believe in keeping our independence and are reluctant ever to be seen as getting too close to anybody or, above all, hawking for particular interests.” Nicholas Kristof in That Unusual Holiday Gift

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

newsweek:

unburyingthelead:

I do love the Tribune.

This kinda gives us the warm-and-fuzzies.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

“The most common way of transmitting photographs overseas was to send the canister of exposed film back to New York for developing and printing. Mr. Blumenthal said he would always be on the lookout for anyone who was amenable to carrying the film back to the United States in person. Otherwise, he said, “You basically used carrier pigeons to get things out.” From the Archive: Eyes, as Well as Ears

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Humbling fact of the day

Military and civilian deaths in Iraq since U.S.-led invasion in Mar. 2003 (via Reuters)

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 4,365
Britain 179
Other nations 139

IRAQIS:
Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#
Civilians Between 94,243 and 102,935*

# = Think-tank estimates for military under Saddam Hussein killed during the 2003 war. No reliable official figures have been issued since new security forces were set up in late 2003.
* = From www.iraqbodycount.net (IBC), run by academics and peace activists, based on reports from at least two media sources. The IBC says on its website the figure underestimates the true number of casualties.

The U.S.-led military coalition toll includes casualties from Iraq and the surrounding area where troops are stationed.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009