Bribing Journalists
By Malik Siraj Akbar As discussed in the last Humphrey Seminar, I wish to blog about the corrupting practices among journalists in my country. Scores of tactics are applied in …
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The Myth of Objectivity
The class seemed clearly divided today about the ethical aspects of coverage of terrorist activities. I believe as journalists, our job is to present the truth as it is. Therefore, …
The Myth of Objectivity Read MoreDreaming Big
I attended the two-day long 18th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies at Desert Willow Conference Center on October 14-15. The conference was very helpful for me to meet a …
Dreaming Big Read MoreBin laden’s Children
Once in my life time — only once— did someone as coward as I wanted to kill a person. The murdered-to-be was a good friend who snatched away a “mesmerizing” …
Bin laden’s Children Read MoreThe Women
Human sufferings are similar throughout the world. It is not as if some people suffer more in one part of the world because of one issue and the others confronted …
The Women Read MoreShattered Glass
Shattered Glass was the best journalism-related movie I have seen since watching All the President’s Men. It was a wonderful Wednesday Night Movie at the First Amendment Forum which was …
Shattered Glass Read MoreWhen you assume, you make an a..
I just realized today how assumptions can ruin our lives. In the first couple of days, I assumed (of course you don’t require any logic, reason or permission to assume. …
When you assume, you make an a.. Read MoreLove in the time of cultural shock
Well, first things first. Having once been caught red-handed for (allegedly) “misquoting” Martin Luther King in one of my previous posts, I would like to make a confession: The title …
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I wish to thank all of the Humphrey fellows, attaches and Cronkite School faculty members over condoling the murder of my journalist colleague through a collective card and emails. This …
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(Folks, forgive me for my professional dishonesty. This week, I am only copying and pasting an article that I wrote for my online newspaper. If I had not written the …
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