by jpitney | Sep 5, 2021 | Journalism, Mexico
James Fredrick at NPR: When Gildo Garza finally fled his home state of Tamaulipas in 2017 and arrived in Mexico City, he knew where to go first: the federal attorney general’s office. Even if the chances were slim, he had a sliver of hope investigators would...
by jpitney | Sep 4, 2021 | Journalism
Rick Hutzell at The Roanoke Times: [August 25] marked six years since WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward were murdered while working on a story in Moneta, Virginia. The story is one that readers of The Roanoke Times know well. Parker and Ward...
by jpitney | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
First Annual Dreier Roundtable Civility Award and a Bipartisan Conversation on the Future of American Political Parties Wed, September 22, 2021 Dinner Program Steve Bullock ’88 P’24 and David Dreier ’75, panelists; Jack Pitney, moderator In today’s...
by jpitney | Sep 3, 2021 | Civility
by jpitney | Sep 2, 2021 | Insurrection, Police
The US Attorney for DC says of the Capitol insurrection: “Based on a review of the body-worn-camera footage conducted by our Office, the footage displays approximately 1,000 events that may be characterized as assaults on federal officers. AP reports: Far right...
