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The 2007 Global Media class prepares for its psycho-geographic drift to the Providence Mall to see The 300

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John Phillip Santos, James Der Derian and Eugene Jarecki with the inaugural 2006 Global Media class (and Che T-shirts)

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Jihadist Information Resource (really interesting)

The SITE Institute is a clearing house for jihadist video, information and communications from Chechnya to Iraq. It is updated constantly and is a very interesting resource. In addition, it is run by what appear to be credible, reputable academics.

http://siteinstitute.org/

Rita Katz, Director and co-founder of the SITE Institute, has studied, tracked, and analyzed international terrorists and their financial operations for more than six years. Since well before September 11, she has personally briefed government officials, including former terrorism czar Richard Clarke and his staff in the White House, as well as investigators in the Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Homeland Security on the financing and recruitment networks of the terrorist movement. Many of her leads have prompted the government to investigate and take legal action against individuals and organizations suspected of ties to terrorism.

Before founding the SITE Institute in 2002, Ms. Katz served as Research Director of the Investigative Project in Washington, DC. Born in Iraq and a graduate of the Middle Eastern Studies program at Tel Aviv University, Katz speaks both Arabic and Hebrew with native fluency.

Ms. Katz is the author of TERRORIST HUNTER: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America (HarperCollins, 2003). Her commentary on terrorism issues frequently appears in prominent media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal.

Josh Devon, Senior Analyst and co-founder of the SITE Institute, focuses on the research and analysis of the global terrorist network. He has consulted on terrorism-related investigations for several government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the FBI. Mr. Devon has published numerous articles on terrorism, including the extensive use of the Internet by terrorist groups and their followers worldwide. He appears regularly in the media. Mr. Devon has a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently pursuing an advanced degree in International Relations, concentrating in Middle East Studies, at Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Comments

I meant to post this, but here is a link to David Remnick's review on Al Gore's film about global warming "An Inconvenient Truth". I guess it's interesting for our class b/c Gore is using media as a medium for his politics. And it sounds like an interesting style that Gore is using.

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/060424ta_talk_remnick

Also, here is a link to the discussion on Chris Lydon's 'Radio Open Source'. It's a cool show, you should check it out.

http://www.radioopensource.org/al-gore-unplugged/

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