On AlterNet: journalist

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Why Jose Antonio Vargas Is an American Hero

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. June 22, 2011.

Vargas is incredibly brave to risk everything he has accomplished to tell the truth-and to shine more light on the pressing need for immigration reform in the USA.

Journalist Returning from Abroad Has Notes, Computer and Cameras Searched and Copied by US Authorities at Airport

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 21, 2011.

Independent journalist Brandon Jourdan had all of his documents, computer, phone and camera flash drives searched and copied upon arriving at a US airport.

Paranoid Authorities Wouldn't Let My Plane Fly Over U.S. Territory -- Was It Something I Wrote?

Hernando Calvo Ospina, Progreso-Weekly. May 4, 2009.

An AirFrance flight was forced to divert a plane thousands of miles because a journalist was considered a national security threat.

Iraqi Journalist Throws His Shoes at Bush During Baghdad Press Conference

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 15, 2008.

Journalist to Bush: "This is a farewell kiss, you dog."

Look Both Ways: Baumgardner Makes Bisexuality Visible

Eleanor J. Bader, Women's eNews. March 7, 2007.

Author and filmmaker Jennifer Baumgardner has made a career of injecting taboo topics into popular discourse. She continues the trend with her new book about bisexuality, "Look Both Ways."

Journalist Josh Wolf's Courageous Stand

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 16, 2007.

Imprisoned reporter Josh Wolf and his attorney explain why his jailing for refusal to release video footage is an attack on journalism itself.

60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley dies

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. November 10, 2006.

Veteran broadcast journalist honored for distinguished career.