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Peter Spielmann

New York
As seen in: Associated Press, The Spokesman-Review, The Irrawaddy
Covers:  Antarctica, foreign policy
Doesn't Cover: Sports

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Peter Spielmann’s Biography

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Peter James Spielmann (born 1952) is a veteran reporter in the foreign service of The Associated Press, and is an editor and supervisor on AP's North America desk. He taught at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism from 1989–93, and from 2001–07.

Spielmann is a member of the editorial board of the quarterly Journal of Human Rights He has been a public speaker on human rights and journalism issues at many venues, including the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard; New York U…

Peter Spielmann’s Journalist Portfolio

Master's advisor, adjunct faculty member

Master's advisor, adjunct faculty member

Peter James Spielmann is a veteran of the foreign service of The Associated Press and wasy an editor and supe…

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Founder Human Rights Reporting seminar

Founder Human Rights Reporting seminar

Founded the 6-credit Human Rights Reporting seminar at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and…

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United Nations correspondent, 1988-93; 2000-2014

United Nations correspondent, 1988-93; 2000-2014

U.N. Predicts Disaster if Global Warming Not Checked UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ A senior U.N. environmental off…

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Antarctic correspondent

Antarctic correspondent

FBI Agents To Visit Antarctica In Rare Investigation Of Assault FBI agents and an Australian mediator are …

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North Korea international relations, nuclear weapons reporter

North Korea international relations, nuclear weapons reporter

More Than a Quarter of North Korean Children Malnourished - UN UNITED NATIONS - More than a fourth of all …

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United States Bugged China's Embassy In Australia

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By Peter Spielmann
| Associated Press Verified
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ Australia slipped eavesdropping devices into the Chinese Embassy as part of a U.S.-led spying effort, Australian Broadcasting Corp. television reported Friday. The devices were installed by Australia’s Security Intelligence Organization in the late 1980s when the embassy was being built in Canberra, ABC said. The embassy opened in 1990.
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FBI Agents To Visit Antarctica In Rare Investigation Of Assault

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By Peter Spielmann
| The Spokesman-Review Verified
FBI agents and an Australian mediator are making what are believed to be unprecedented visits to Antarctica to investigate an assault and staff dispute at two bases. They will be visiting a region whose harsh winters have a history of sending people over the edge.
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to Malaysian Prime Minister

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By Peter Spielmann
| Associated Press Verified
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ Prime Minister Paul Keating moved today to head off threats of a trade war with Malaysia by saying he never intended to offend its leader, Mahathir Mohamad, by calling him ''recalcitrant.''
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What was your first job as a journalist?

General assignment reporter for The New Times in Tucson, Arizona, which had a branch office there in 1975.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

For many years! Beginning with an Underwood manual dating to 1896 patent date.

How is social media changing news?

It is democratizing the means of distribution, but at the cost of eliminating gatekeeper editors and recourse to expertise.