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, …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Read MoreThank you everyone
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 …
Read MoreHard Times to Be a Journalist
(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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