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Columbia Journalism Review content tagged Lawrence Pintak

1. March 2, 2011 12:13 PM

   Egypt’s Revolution through My Students’ Eyes

   Arab reporters bear witness to Mubarak's fall

   By Lawrence Pintak

   “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook message arrived in my inbox early afternoon Pacific time. It was evening in Cairo on Feb. 4, the pivotal “Day of Anger” that would ultimately lead to the downfall of the regime. The young woman who sent the message was a graduate of the Adham Center for...

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2. February 4, 2011 11:02 AM

   Indonesian Journalism: Lessons for the U.S.?

   New survey takes the pulse of Indonesian media

   By Lawrence Pintak

   American journalism is, as they say, “in transition.” But while the import of traditional values such as accuracy, balance, and professionalism are under question in the U.S., they remain the gold standard in places throwing off the yoke of autocratic rule and media control. That is reinforced in a survey of journalists in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation....

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3. May 5, 2011 10:30 AM

   Lawrence Pintak on the Arab Media Revolution: A CJR Podcast

   By The Editors

   “Autocratic Arab governments have long controlled news and information with an iron hand, writes Lawrence Pintak in the cover story of CJR’s May/June issue. “No more. They try to do so in 2011, but competing versions of reality seep in—and out—through every electronic pore.” In this podcast, Pintak expands on his cover story, “Breathing Room: Toward a new Arab media”...

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