Dan Morrison
Correspondent, National Geographic News, National Geographic
About
Dan Morrison - author of The Black Nile, 'a masterful narrative of investigative reportage, travel writing, and contemporary history.' (The Daily Beast)
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United Nations 2012 Press Fellow
2012
2010
My first book, "The Black Nile," joined work by Milan Kundera, Patti Smith, and Jennifer Egan on the Village Voice's annual best-of list.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Boot, of the Beast. Though I've always had a soft spot for Brenda Starr.
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started as a clerk at the city desk of New York Newsday.
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RT @BinaShah: Why do English people who want to insult Muslims call us "Mohammedans"? Where are my smelling salts and my Victorian fainting…
RT @praveenswami: My article, on Imran Khan's plan to talk with the Taliban:a dud peace plan from a factory of dim ideas | http://t.co/MhYK…
Imran Khan talks with Taliban: Why it’s a dud peace plan for Pak
firstpost.com — In April 2004, Nek Muhammad Wazir stood on stage near his home in the Shakai valley, glowing as Pakistan's XI corps placed an improbably-colourful garland around his neck. "Whatever happened, happened", the feared jihadist commander told Lieutenant-General Syed Safdar Husain, "we will not fight each other again".
RT @ionacraig: After DOJ probe @JebBoone on how journalists especially freelancers can protect themselves & sources from prying eyes http:/…
High-level encryption, online anonymizers become journalism's new standard
globalpost.com — As the recent revelation of a secret Justice Department seizure of Associated Press phone records highlighted, US journalists are facing new challenges in protecting the identities of sources. Outraged since the AP investigation came to light, news agencies and members of the press are ratcheting up pressure on the Obama administration to prove its commitment to uphold the First Amendment.
RT @brendankoerner: No one wants to sit next to the mom who's drinking boxed chardonnay and talking about environmental toxin conspiracies.
Why Indian Elites Like to Call Themselves ‘Middle Class’
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Why Indian Elites Like to Call Themselves 'Middle Class'
india.blogs.nytimes.com — Anupam Nath/Associated Press If you are an Indian reading this, you are very likely among the top 10 percent in the country, since you have Internet access. It is also very likely that you, just like me, consider yourself middle class, though we are not anywhere close to the middle of this country in income or standard of living.
Egyptian Men: The New Savages?
english.al-akhbar.com — Since the first days of the Egyptian revolution, sexual harassment was a focus for Western media. Although the issue is important, it was dismissed and denied for a long time in Egypt. Yet a lot has happened since last year, with more activism and work being done in that regard.
RT @petersm_th: Bob Byck, who once helped launch Chinese Restaurant Syndrome and the suspect crack baby epidemic: bit.ly/YP18a0
Yale Bulletin and Calendar
yale.edu — Dr. Byck devoted his career to studying both the psychological and pharmacological facets of the drug experience. He initially studied the effects of cardiovascular drugs, eventually developing a technique for freezing small areas of the brain temporarily in order to test their function.
Gimmie a quid on Milkshoulders.
RT @GhoshAmitav: 'A Laskari Lexicon - 1': New post: amitavghosh.com/blog/
Amitav Ghosh
amitavghosh.com — The library is a 1960s style building, modest but well-constructed. It was snowbound on this late February day and there were few readers present. In the main reading room a charcoal-burning bukhari stove was being used to ward off the cold.
RT @dhume01: For the US to strip #Bangladesh of tariff breaks after the Rana Plaza tragedy would be both heartless and stupid. http://t.co/…
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com — Business, labor and advocacy groups are all struggling over how to respond to the April 24 incident - the worst-ever in the textile industry but an event that could produce meaningful change in a nation on its way to becoming the world's largest garment exporter.Have a Story?
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