Tag: Word War II

Iraq War Deadliest for Media since WWII

The war in Iraq has been the most deadly conflict for journalists since World War II, with 230 murdered since the US invasion March 2003 during seven years of occupation by the coalition forces, according to the press freedom group called Reporter without Borders. This is more than were killed during the entire Vietnam War,…

Happy Birthday Ernie

Celebrate the the birthday anniversary of a legendary writer on August 3rd.  Garrison Keillor, on his Writers Almanac, today honors the 110th anniversary of the birth of columnists’ icon Ernie Pyle. Article is about halfway down and recounts part of the life and writing of Pyle.     Or you can click on LISTEN and hear that Midwestern baritone read this…