A week after his 95th birthday, Max Desfor donated thousands of his prints and negatives that include his Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the Korean War to North Carolina State University.
Veteran Photographer Donates Prints
Author: OPC of America
Chinese Watch U.S. Elections
Despite hints of intimidation from Chinese authorities, about 1,000 Chinese jammed the ballroom of the Marriot China Hotel for the U.S. election watch party organized by the U.S. Consulate and the American Chamber of Commerce on November 5.
China’s Censorship Shell Game
The Chinese government will not allow OPC member Rebecca Fannin‘s book Silicon Dragon to be sold in Beijing bookstores. However, she is allowed to appear on Chinese television.
Photographer Captured the Korean War
John Rich shot one of the most extensive collection of color photos of the Korean War and is featured in the November issue of Smithsonian.
Filkins to Discuss The Forever War
Dexter Filkins will discuss his book The Forever War. The book is about what he saw during his years of reporting as the New York Times Baghdad correspondent. The OPC Book Night will also feature New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright whose book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 is the definitive work on Al-Qaeda winning him the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction.
Bolivia October 24, 2008
On October 2, Consuelo Aruquipa and Abraham Silva — both employed by the ATB television network — attempted to report on an occupation of a post office in La Paz by protesting farmers. Instead, they were assaulted by police officers in charge of the building’s security.
American Media Doesn’t “Get” China
China loosened the restrictions on the media prior to the Olympics this past summer and has recently announced it will make those rules permanent. Although the relaxation is welcome, the restrictions on reporters are hardly the root cause of why Americans understand so little about China.
Afghanistan October 24, 2008
It was with incredulity that we read this week of the 20-year sentence given to Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh for “insolence” to Islam. The only consolation in the case is that Kambakhsh has only narrowly escaped execution.
Dateline 1985: Hi-Tech
The 1985 issue of Dateline magazine was devoted to technology’s influence in reporting. Doug Stone wrote an article with the title "HI-TEC and Local TV News: or Can We Go Live at Five," with a photo of TV newsmen — Sevareid, Murrow, Cronkite and Thomas. Read excerpts from this article that may ring true for those frustrated or interested in debating today’s minutely news cycle.
Egypt October 23, 2008
The OPC strongly condemns an Egyptian court’s decision to impose heavy fines on two Egyptian journalists, Adel Hammouda, editor of the independent weekly, El-Fegar, and writer, Mohamed al-Baz, for exercising their right of free expression.