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Friday, September 11, 2015

September, When It Comes


(Photo by Christopher Smith)

I could handle the Newseum's 9/11 memorial because watching journalists in action -- even under the most horrific conditions -- makes sense to me. But while I'm happy they have finally finished the new World Trade Center and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, I still don't think I'm ready to go downtown. Has it really been 14 years?









  

Thursday, January 23, 2014

WSJ Reporter Daniel Pearl Was Kidnapped 12 Years Ago Today


  This photo hangs in the newsroom as a memorial to the beloved journalist, who was kidnapped by Pakistani militants and later murdered by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. KLM is now in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, as U.S. politicians have spent years arguing about how to prosecute him. The Washingtonian remembers Danny today HERE.