Media Decoder: Afghanistan Low on News Agenda
A report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism counted an increase in international news over all, owing largely to the war in Libya and the protests in the Middle East and Africa.
Austrian Mohamed Mahmoud Returns to Online Jihad
Mohamed Mahmoud, 26, represents the next generation of jihadists — media savvy and well connected with terrorist networks through prison and militant training camps.
Media Decoder Blog: On CNN, a Son’s Photo Honors a Fallen Soldier
After noticing that newscasts were showing photos of some of the service members killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, but not of his father, a 10-year-old boy sent a poignant note and a picture to CNN.
2 Journalists Freed by Taliban Return to France
Two French journalists who had been held hostage in Afghanistan, Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière, arrived in France on Thursday, after 547 days in captivity.
2 Journalists Freed by Taliban Return to France
Two French journalists who had been held hostage in Afghanistan, Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière, arrived in France on Thursday, after 547 days in captivity.
Link by Link: Close Watch on Casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq
The Web site iCasualties.org has had a decline in traffic and donations as public interest in the wars has waned.
Times Photographer Wounded by an Afghan Mine
Joao Silva, a longtime contract photographer for The New York Times, was severely wounded when he stepped on a mine while on patrol with American soldiers.
Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role
Terry Jones put himself at the center of a controversy by using the news lull of summer and a 24-hour news cycle to promote his anti-Islam cause.
Petraeus Scheduled to Start Spate of Media Interviews
Gen. David H. Petraeus will appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the “CBS Evening News” and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Gates Cites Peril in Leak of Afghan War Logs by WikiLeaks
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said a Taliban announcement that they were going through the classified documents “basically proves the point” that the disclosures put lives at risk.
Link by Link: WikiLeaks Turns to the News Media to Package the Information
WikiLeaks was criticized for its previous coup, a video of soldiers in Iraq killing civilians. This time, it let journalists parse the information.
Talk to the Newsroom: The War Logs Articles
Editors and reporters answered reader questions about the classified military archive that The Times documented in a special report on July 26.
