The Media Go To War: From Vietnam To Central America

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Four years ago this month when the triumphant Sandinistas entered Managua nobody expected the future to be easy. Decades of

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Sources are crucial. And because they are, so is a reporter's longevity and experience. As good as a reporter may

The group of three American carpenters and a dozen or so Nicaraguans stood for a moment smiling in the already

The month of October holds a special place in Argentina's politi- cal astrology. It was on October 17, 1945, that

When elections were held in El Salvador on March 28, 1982, over 700 reporters were there to record the event

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