Sig Christenson writes New closure round could boost Texas
MRE board member Sig Christenson writes: A Pentagon call to shutter more bases Thursday drew concern and outright opposition, but leaders in San Antonio and elsewhere in Texas say the state likely would win big if a new closure round is ordered. … Read More
Alex Quade joins MRE board of directors
War reporter Alex Quade was appointed to the MRE board of directors at the annual conference by new president Bryan Bender, filling a vacancy on the board. … Read More
Alex Quade joins MRE board of directors
War reporter Alex Quade was appointed to the MRE board of directors at the annual conference by new president Bryan Bender, filling a vacancy on the board. … Read More
MRE member Kristina Wong joins Washington Times
Kristina Wong, an MRE member, joined the Washington Times as a National Security Reporter. Previously, she was with ABC News. … Read More
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Sig Christenson writes about the caring of wounded G.I.s
MRE board member Sig Christenson reminds us of the price we’ve paid in fighting two wars as photographer Kin Man Hui and he spent a night at Lackland Air Force Base as a medical evacuation flight landed there. Christenson also thought a great deal about the people there at the base who have helped our warriors begin [...]
Alex Quade’s 2012 Resolution: Valuing something greater than self
Commentary by MRE board member Alex Quade My buddy Gary Sinise has been urging me for a while to be his first “Guest Writer.” As a war reporter, I share the troops’ stories; I don’t usually share my thoughts about their stories. But Gary’s request made me think about the stories behind the stories I’ve covered, and about ordinary people taking [...]
MRE member Kristina Wong joins Washington Times
Kristina Wong, an MRE member, joined the Washington Times as a National Security Reporter. Previously, she was with ABC News.
Sig Christenson writes: Medal of Honor holder fights for his reputation
Co-founder and board member of MRE, Sig Christenson, recently interviewed Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer. COLUMBIA, Ky. – In this tranquil slice of Kentucky where a long, winding strip of Highway 61 was named for Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, folks praise him as a good country boy.
Military in the News
MRE member Sig Christenson: Suspect in bomb plot tied to post is indicted
AWOL soldier is facing three counts, and more could come. By Sig Christenson sigc@express-news.net A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted an AWOL soldier in connection with a plot to strike GIs in the Killeen area. … [Read More...]
MRE member Carl Prine: ‘Please do Pyle the honor of never emulating his World War II journalism’
August 3 marked the birthday of Earnest “Ernie” Pyle, born 111 years ago on a truck farm near Dana in my home state of Indiana. … [Read More...]
Obituary: Jack Pulwers, a giant in journalism
By Don North Distinguished journalist, author and military historian Jack Edward Pulwers died March 29, 2011 at Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, Va. of extended illness after congestive heart failure. … [Read More...]
National Security Journalism Initiative launches project on U.S. Special Operations
Members of the U.S. Special Operations forces – the “rock stars of the military” -- are the subject of an extensive report officially launched on the Web on March 14 by Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. … [Read More...]
Journalism and the Military
The Record Keeper
MRE member Carol Rosenberg owns the Guantánamo beat On January 11, 2002, the first twenty detainees landed at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. Their arrival was witnessed by a cluster of journalists who stood on a hill 400 yards from the runway. One of them was Carol Rosenberg, a military-affairs … [Read More...]
Interviewing military personnel when they are overseas
Interviewing military personnel deployed overseas is a specialized task for a journalist, requiring scrupulous preparation, detailed understanding of the realities of life in the field and sensitivity to the constraints under which soldiers operate. It also requires sensitivity to the needs and … [Read More...]
A view from the stage of the stresses war reporters face
In a revealing interview broadcast Nov. 19 on New York public radio station WNYC, actors Laura Linney and Brian D'Arcy James talked with Leonard Lopate about how they came to understand the multiple stresses faced by journalists in conflict zones. And not all of those stresses come from simply … [Read More...]
Defense spokesman pledges on-the-record briefings, but some will remain on background
By Sarah Chacko Medill News Service WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense’s top spokesman assured reporters that the Pentagon would provide as many on-the-record briefings as possible on military issues, but that some policy issues will have to remain on background. … [Read More...]
