Historical Archives — Military Reporters & Editors

Don North: Sixty-nine years after Dieppe truth is still a casualty

September 3, 2011 By admin3

“If any question why we died, tell them because our fathers lied.”
Rudyard Kipling. Epitaphs of the war.

By Don North
MRE Vice President

The template for unashamed deceit of the news media in wartime is the disastrous raid on Dieppe Aug. 19, 1942. The controversy over the lessons learned at Dieppe continue to this day, perhaps proof that unless truthful, the “first rough draft of history” lives on without aggressive scholarship or journalism.

At the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario there is a citation on the wall of an official display; “Some insist that the lessons learned at Dieppe contributed to the success of later allied landings including Normandy. Others insist that the raid was poorly planned and an avoidable blunder.” It seems the Canadian preference is to “choose your own version of history on Dieppe.” [Read more...]

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‘Old Hacks’ in Vietnam April 29-30 2010

May 16, 2010 By admin3

The reunion of veteran Vietnam War era reporters, 35 years after the end of the war. Scenes show reporters visiting the Cu Chi tunnels on April 29, 2010 and scenes of the group on a lunchtime Saigon River cruise on April 30.

The reporters who call themselves Vietnam “Old Hacks” were joined by a group of journalism students from the University of Hong Kong Journalism and Media Studies Center. Among veteran journalists seen in this video are Carl Robinson (group leader) Neal Ulevich, Tim Page, Simon Dring, Peter Arnett, MRE Vice President Don North, Don Kirk, Mike Morrow and Nick Ut. Among the students seen in this video are Phillippa Stewart from the UK, Deirdre Wang Morris from Canada, Zela Chin from the United States, Li Li from China, and Carmen Ng from Hong Kong.

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Joe Galloway writes his last column

February 15, 2010 By admin3

To quote Mr. Dickens they were the best of times and the worst of times. This is Galloway writing -30- and a farewell to this weekly column after almost seven years and wrapping up half a century in the newspaper business. Oh, I will still write an occasional op-ed piece when the bastards in Washington, D.C., blast across the line into moron territory, and there’s always another book waiting to be written. [Read more...]

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Indiana shuts down Ernie Pyle Museum

January 28, 2010 By admin3

DANA, Ind. – The state historic site featuring famed World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle’s boyhood home and a collection of his memorabilia has been closed, with officials saying it drew too few visitors.

Ernie Pyle Museum in Dana Indiana.

The state agency that oversees the small museum estimates the closing will save about $50,000 a year in maintenance costs and that Pyle’s legacy will get more attention as part of an expanded display at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis.

Read the rest of the stor at the Chicago Tribune.

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