Covering East Timor: Danny Schechter interviews Alan Nairn: Intro: "When East Timor exploded and foreign journalists fled, American reporter Alan Nairn remained behind. To be arrested, it turned out, by the Indonesian army, because his earlier reportage had earned him a spot on a government blacklist In a discussion with Media Channel Executive Editor Danny Schechter, Nairn talks about the press coverage of East Timor—what it did well, what it did poorly and what it did not at all. He also has some advice for covering future conflicts. Read the interview with Jakarta's least-favorite journalist or watch it in Real Video." (via Histologion) Link
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