The Association for Military Journalists
By Joe Strupp
Media Matters for America
(Three MRE members are quoted in this story.)
Rush Limbaugh’s dismissive comments about detained New York Times reporters in Cairo have drawn sharp criticism from several veteran war correspondents – including a longtime Times war reporter – as well as those who monitor journalist safety overseas. [Read more...]
Times News Service reporter Kelly Kennedy is responsible for bringing the story of toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan to light. For her leadership and extensive coverage of military and veterans health care and benefits issues, she was recognized with the Disabled American Veterans‘ 2010 Bugle Award. [Read more...]
Videographer: Sarah Chaco
The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative
MRE President Kelly Kennedy, who covers health and medical issues for the Military Times papers and is also the author of the recently released book “They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq,” offers some logistical tips for covering the military and war.
WASHINGTON – The Medill/Military Reporters and Editors National Security breakfast briefing series kicked off Friday, Oct. 15 at the National Press Club with a panel discussion on the impact of environmental issues on military operations and the health of the troops. [Read more...]
By Kelly Kennedy – Military Times staff writer, and MRE president
Of four U.S. bases in Iraq operating burn pits, none complies with federal regulations designed to keep service members safe, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Thursday. [Read more...]
MRE working on behalf of its members.
Military Reporters & Editors believes the Pentagon must not be allowed to ban journalists from the war zone based on vague accusations of unspecified broken ground rules. [Read more...]
In a barracks in Germany, an infantry soldier reads a chapter or two from the advance copy of a book about his experiences in Iraq, and then, unable to process more at that moment, he passes it on to the next guy. [Read more...]
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Based on “Blood Brothers”, the Michael Kelly Award-nominated series that ran in Army Times, this is the remarkable story of a courageous military unit that sacrificed their lives to change Adhamiya, Iraq, from a lawless town where insurgents roamed freely, to a secure neighborhood with open storefronts and a safe populace.
Army Times writer Kelly Kennedy was embedded with Charlie Company in 2007, went on patrol with the soldiers and spent hours in combat support hospitals. During that period, one soldier threw himself on a grenade to save his friends, a well-liked first sergeant shot himself to death in front of his troops, and a platoon staged a mutiny. The men of Charlie 1-26 would earn at least 95 combat awards, including one soldier who would go home with three Purple Hearts and a lost dream. This is a timeless story of men at war and a heartbreaking account of American sacrifice in Iraq.
Journalist and former soldier Kelly Kennedy makes a solid contribution to a growing body of frontline reportage from Iraq in this account based on her series of articles in Army Times. [Read more...]
