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Journalism
LAT: Cronkite dead at 92 in 2030
It’s been a big breaking news day here — brush fires, exploding buses, now Cronkite died. What a crazy day and its not even half over for me. I know we were scrambling to get all this news on our … Continue reading
Michael Jackson front pages
So, yesterday was a crazy day. I nearly even called in sick, thanks to some major cramps, but thank God I didn’t. Michael Jackson died, and even though I’m not the type to idolize famous people (I still can’t think … Continue reading
L.A.-area vigil for detained journalists
Laura Ling and Euna Lee will be tried Thursday in North Korea on charges of hostile acts and illegally entering the country. The two American reporters for Current TV have been detained since March 17 and if convicted, face up … Continue reading
Roxana Saberi goes free
Freelance journalist Roxana Saberi was freed by Iran today. Her sentence was suspended, but the espionage charges still stand. She cannot work in Iran for the next five years, but can leave the country. Ms. Saberi’s arrest had become a … Continue reading
Asian women journalists, beware
Is there really so many Asian American women as journalists that three of them are being held in hostile countries for espionage? It is disturbing to me that three women of Asian descent — including Roxana Saberi, who is half … Continue reading