Exploring the world through servant leadership
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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 Pakistan by the government, non-governmental …
Bribing Journalists Read MoreThe 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, we should not become the …
The Myth of Objectivity Read MoreI 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 lot of new people from …
Dreaming Big Read MoreOnce 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” (at least for a teenager …
Bin laden’s Children Read MoreHuman 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 with a similar problem suffer …
The Women Read MoreShattered 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 enlivened by a thought-provoking discussion …
Shattered Glass Read MoreI 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. You assume simply because you …
When you assume, you make an a.. Read MoreWell, 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 of this entry is not …
Love in the time of cultural shock Read MoreI 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 picture shows the last moments …
Thank you everyone Read More(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 article, I would have surely …
Hard Times to Be a Journalist Read More