Mohamed Rashmi, a correspondent for the privately-owned Sirasa TV station, was covering an opposition political event in Anuradhapura, central Sri Lanka, October 6 when a bomb exploded killing him and at least 26 others and injuring more than 80 people.
Author: OPC of America
The Sun Sets
Seth Lipsky, a former editor at The Wall Street Journal editions published in Asia, Europe and the United States, and founder of The New York Sun, became the victim of a declining capital market. On September 30 after a search for new financial backers while the stock market collapsed, The Sun published its last issue after six years.
Dunleavy to Retire
Steve Dunleavy, who has worked for Rupert Murdoch for 41 years, announced in September that he is retiring as a columnist for Murdoch’s New York Post.
Arsonists Attack Home of Publisher
Arsonists set off a fire in the house of publisher Martin Rynja in September after he announced that he would publish The Jewel of Medina, a novel about the early life of A’isha, one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad.
dispatches to Launch in New York
dispatches will launch its latest edition beyond iraq at an OPC reception on Wednesday, October 22. This breakthrough quarterly is edited by journalist-author and OPC member Mort Rosenblum and acclaimed photojournalist Gary Knight, who will be on-hand at the reception and for a panel discussion.
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CFR.org Wins Emmy
CFR.org’s Crisis Guide: Darfur was awarded an Emmy Award by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. The award, in the category of "New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage," was announced during the 29th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony in New York on September 22.
OPC President Interviews South Korea PM
Allan Dodds Frank of Bloomberg News interviewed the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Han Seung Soo last week during Minister’s Week at the UN General Assembly.
Palin in News Business
Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, knows something about the news business. In 1987, she graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and then covered sports for an Anchorage TV station.
Venediktov Profiled in the New Yorker
Aleksei Venediktov, one of Russia’s best known journalists and a staunch defender of free speech, is profiled in the September 22, 2008 issue of the New Yorker.
Thomas’s Typewriter to Be Auctioned
Helen Thomas has donated her typewriter to an Online September auction as a fundraiser for Sigma Delta Chi Foundation’s annual $4,000 scholarships awarded to college journalism students.