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Army Times seeks journalist
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Admin on
November 23, 2009
Yes there are still great jobs in journalism! Defense News, the authoritative, global newsweekly is looking for reporters driven to break news, blanket their beats and establish themselves as leading authorities on programs, policies, people and...
Senators call for more accountability when foreign contractors do wrong
Posted by
Admin2 on
November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009
By Kelly Kennedy
Federal Times.com
As lawmakers tried to work out the details of holding foreign contractors accountable for accidental deaths of U.S. service members in Iraq, they found themselves trying to answer a bigger question.
Mental health workers due in Afghanistan
Posted by
Admin2 on
November 19, 2009
November 16, 2009
By Stewart M. Powell and Sig Christenson
HOUSTON CHRONICLE AND SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
WASHINGTON — The Army will send more mental health specialists to Afghanistan to address soldiers’ psychological troubles due to combat...
Fort Hood Shooting Press Roundtable Nov. 20
Posted by
Admin2 on
November 17, 2009
November 20, 20099:00 amto11:00 am9:00 amto11:00 am A Press Roundtable on Ft. Hood Shootings
Sponsored by the National Institute of Military Justice, Military Reporters & Editors, and the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative
Search for clues in Fort Hood massacre
Posted by
Admin2 on
November 6, 2009
Photo Credit: Reuters
Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) — Thirteen flag-draped coffins left Fort Hood on Friday as authorities searched for a motive in the massacre that left more than 50 casualties at the largest U.S. military base.
Military recruiters: The kids aren’t all right
Posted by
Admin2 on
November 5, 2009
By M.J. Stephey of TIME:
The Gist:
With wars on two fronts and increasingly bellicose threats from North Korea and Iran, the Pentagon has continued to lower its recruiting standards to meet the ever-increasing demand for U.S. troops. Even so, the...
recent from Deployment Info
Pentagon profiles Afghan-bound journos
If you’re heading for an embed in Afghanistan, be prepared to be profiled by a contractor hired by the Pentagon to compile dossiers on reporters to determine whether they are negative, positive, or neutral.
recent from President's Blog
CALL FOR NEW LEADERSHIP: MRE PRESIDENT RON MARTZ RESIGNS
Military Reporters and Editors is entering a new era and this calls for new leadership. Over the next few years, our new Web site, designed by member Isaac Cubillos with assistance from Salome Angrand, will be the engine that drives the organization. The site will provide our current membership with...
recent from Military in the News
Senators call for more accountability when foreign contractors do wrong
November 19, 2009
By Kelly Kennedy
Federal Times.com
As lawmakers tried to work out the details of holding foreign contractors accountable for accidental deaths of U.S. service members in Iraq, they found themselves trying to answer a bigger question.
recent from Military 101
Think Tanks
This is an incomplete list of significant think tanks that have experts and analysts who might be useful sources for journalists covering the military.
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C.
202-862-5800
e-mail: info@aei.org
web: www.aei.org
Issues: National security, international policy Experts:...
