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Bill Moyers: "Our Democracy is in Danger of Being Paralyzed"

Bill Moyers has retired from his weekly public affairs show "Now" on PBS. Over the past three decades, he became an icon of American journalism. He recently gave the keynote address before 2,000 people at the first ever National Conference on Media Reform where he warned, "What we’re talking about is nothing less than rescuing a democracy that is so polarized it is in danger of being paralyzed and pulverized. Alarming words,...
Dec 24, 2004 | Story
U.S. Response to Death of Palestinian Al-Arabiya Journalist: "He Was One Of The Terrorists"

We speak with Al Arabiya reporter Najwa Kasem, about her colleague Mazen al-Tumeisi–the Palestinian journalist who was killed last weekend when a U.S. helicopter opened fired at an unarmed crowd surrounding a burning U.S. army vehicle. [includes rush transcript]
Sep 15, 2004 | Story
New Investigation Says U.S. Helicopter Gunship Killed ITN Reporter Terry Lloyd

British reporter Terry Lloyd died near Basra on March 22nd. It was originally believed Lloyd was shot dead in crossfire between Saddam Hussein’s troops and U.S. Marines. But new reports allege he died later, when the minibus driving him to hospital was strafed by a U.S. helicopter gunship.
Sep 25, 2003 | Story
"Don't Kill the Truth" – Hundreds in Hebron Mourn Palestinian Journalist Mazen Dana Who Was Shot Dead by U.S. Troops in Baghdad

Mazen Dana was killed covering a mortar attack on a prison in Baghdad for Reuters on Sunday. U.S. soldiers claimed they mistook the cameraman’s camera for a rocket propelled grenade launcher. The Pentagon said the soldiers accidentally "engaged a cameraman."
Aug 19, 2003 | Story
Iran Admits its Security Forces Beat to Death an International Journalist; her Son Demands the Return of her Body to Canada

Zahra Kazemi was taking pictures of a notorious prison in Tehran. Democracy Now! speaks with her son, her friend, a Doctor who spoke with witnesses to her beating by Iranian police and a member of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Jul 16, 2003 | Story
U.S. Freelance Reporter Billy Nessen Faces a Five Year Sentence in Indonesia

We speak with filmmaker David Martinez who traveled with Billy Nessen through Aceh, former U.S. embassy official Edward McWilliams and Lesley McCulloch who was jailed in Aceh.
Jul 16, 2003 | Story
In an Exclusive U.S. Interview, Democracy Now! Talks with the Widow of the Al Jazeera Journalist Who Died When U.S. Forces Shelled His Office in Baghdad

"Look at the American Dream and how it was Implemented Here: We Lost Our Happiness, We Lost Our Lives, We Lost Our Liberty," says Dima Tahboub who is suing Iraq war commander General Tommy Franks for war crimes.
May 20, 2003 | Story
Who, What, When, Where, How? Did the U.S. Media Follow the Basic Rules of Journalism, or did they "Follow the Flag"?

Journalism professor Robert Jensen argues the U.S. media would fail Journalism 101
May 20, 2003 | Story
Israeli Troops Shoot Dead Another Journalist in the Occupied Territories, According to Witnesses: James Miller Was An Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker

Another journalist has been killed in the Occupied Territories. James Miller was an award-winning British documentary filmmaker.
May 05, 2003 | Story
IDF Shoots and Kills Associated Press Cameraman in the West Bank: Nazeh Darwazeh Is the Seventh Journalist Killed in Last Two Years By Israeli Forces. We Talk to An Eyewitness

An Israeli soldier shot and killed an Associated Press cameraman in the West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday.
Apr 21, 2003 | Story

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Bill Moyers: "Our Democracy is in Danger of Being Paralyzed"

U.S. Response to Death of Palestinian Al-Arabiya Journalist: "He Was One Of The Terrorists"

New Investigation Says U.S. Helicopter Gunship Killed ITN Reporter Terry Lloyd

"Don't Kill the Truth" – Hundreds in Hebron Mourn Palestinian Journalist Mazen Dana Who Was Shot Dead by U.S. Troops in Baghdad

Iran Admits its Security Forces Beat to Death an International Journalist; her Son Demands the Return of her Body to Canada

U.S. Freelance Reporter Billy Nessen Faces a Five Year Sentence in Indonesia

In an Exclusive U.S. Interview, Democracy Now! Talks with the Widow of the Al Jazeera Journalist Who Died When U.S. Forces Shelled His Office in Baghdad

Who, What, When, Where, How? Did the U.S. Media Follow the Basic Rules of Journalism, or did they "Follow the Flag"?

Israeli Troops Shoot Dead Another Journalist in the Occupied Territories, According to Witnesses: James Miller Was An Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker

IDF Shoots and Kills Associated Press Cameraman in the West Bank: Nazeh Darwazeh Is the Seventh Journalist Killed in Last Two Years By Israeli Forces. We Talk to An Eyewitness

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