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One Can Never be too Vigilant in the Defence of a Free Press

January 14, 2014 by wpfixit

The Tools of the Trade–Journalism Cambodia Style–1990’s Covering the Cambodia debacle in the 1980’s and 1990’s was an assignment fraught with danger and intrigue. The Khmer Rouge had executed more than 4 dozen foreigners–the vast majority journalists. Their primary opposition, the Vietnamese backed and installed government of Hun Sen, has summarily targeted and murdered dozens […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Gonzo Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Phnom Penh Post, war, War correspondent Tagged With: Cambodia, Gonzo Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Phnom Penh Post, Pol Pot

Korean Sex, the Atlantic magazine, and Ted Koppel: What visitors wanted to read in 2013

January 2, 2014 by wpfixit

My 2013 statistics for my blog, natethayer.wordpress.com (now moved to www.nate-thayer.com), have been summarized and broken down. They provide for interesting, sometimes disturbing, sometimes humorous, sometimes enlightening,and to me, fascinating insight into how and why people decide to visit an online site, via what social media networks, from where the readers live, and what topics […]

Filed Under: Atlantic Magazine, Bloggers, Free People, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Internet, Internet Freedom, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media, Ted Koppel, Writers Tagged With: free speech, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media

ABC News and Ted Koppel owe an apology for soiling the integrity of freelancers and the institution of journalism

December 12, 2013 by wpfixit

Mr. Koppel, you owe an apology to the institution of journalism for soiling its integrity. By Nate Thayer December 12, 2013 Well, Mr. Ted Koppel, I, for one, would like to hear your response to my contention you pimped your reputation for integrity to ABC News/Disney Corporation in order to steal the life work of […]

Filed Under: #Paythewriter, ABC News, Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Journalistic Ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pay the Writer, Ted Koppel, War correspondent, Writers Tagged With: ABC News, Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pol Pot

Corporate Power, ABC TV and Ted Koppel tried to censor the free speech of a free man in a free country. Fuck that.

December 10, 2013 by wpfixit

Corporate power tried to steal my life work. ABC  TV and Ted Koppel tried to censor the free speech of a free man in a free country. Fuck that. Discuss freedom. I would like to define this discussion, where it belongs: The power of corporate thugs using their money to put their jackboot on the […]

Filed Under: #paythemusican, #Paythewriter, ABC News, Atlantic Magazine, Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Corruption, Free Speach, Freedom of speech, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Internet media ethics, Journalistic Ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pay the Writer, Ted Koppel, Writers Tagged With: ABC News, Cambodia, free speech, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Ted Koppel

How Ted Koppel and ABC TV Tried to Steal my Life Work

December 8, 2013 by wpfixit

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How Ted Koppel and ABC TV Tried to Steal my Life Work By Nate Thayer December 8, 2013 I am banned by legal agreement to write the following: ABC Television/ Disney Corporation, after seven years in court, where they attempted to bankrupt me and ruin my reputation for objecting to them stealing fifteen years of […]

Filed Under: ABC News, Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Freelance Photography, Freelancers Rights, Journalistic Ethics, Media Ethics, Most Popular, Nate Thayer, Pay the Writer, Plagiarism, Sympathy for the Devil by Nate Thayer, Ted Koppel, War correspondent Tagged With: ABC News, Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Journalism ethics, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Sympathy for the Devil, Ted Koppel

The Night I Lived: Excerpts from Sympathy for the Devil

November 13, 2013 by wpfixit

Landmines, War, and Journalism: One war reporter’s close encounter with religion, death, and victory (Copyright Nate Thayer. No reproduction or dissemination in whole or in part without express written permission of the author)  Your Support is Needed  The new realities of journalism are that investigative journalism must seek independent financing after institutional support from media companies has largely […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Freelance Photography, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Sympathy for the Devil, War correspondent Tagged With: Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Sympathy for the Devil

Musician’s Protest Goes Viral: Corporations offer no payment in exchange for “exposure”

November 8, 2013 by wpfixit

Musicians say Enough is Enough for being asked to work for Free: One mans strongly worded refusal goes viral on social media A Familiar refrain: “They consistently offer musicians nothing for their work, instead suggesting ‘exposure’ as a form of payment.” The issue of for profit companies trying to increase their profit margin by refusing […]

Filed Under: #paythemusican, #Paythewriter, Atlantic Magazine, Blog Nate Thayer, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Freelancers Rights, Internet, Internet Journalism, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pay the Writer, Social Media, Twitter, Writers Tagged With: #paythemusician, #paythewriter, Atlantic Magazine, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

The Childhood Education of a Cantankerous Journalist

October 28, 2013 by wpfixit

The Early Education of a Future Cantankerous Journalist: 7th grade English class papers from a 12 year old By Nate Thayer October 28, 2013 I recently moved several hundred boxes of books, papers, and various possessions I have acquired through my decidedly nomadic, itinerant life from a storage unit into the basement of my new […]

Filed Under: #Paythewriter, Blog Nate Thayer, Free People, Free Speach, Freelance Journalism, Humor, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Writers Tagged With: Freelance Journalism, Humor, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Writing

“I am scared that tonight I will die” A reporters diary from Baghdad @Nate_Thayer

October 16, 2013 by wpfixit

I have been sorting through old files these last few days and came across this article I wrote in March, 2003, from Baghdad, after the American’s had launched their  “awe and shock” aerial campaign, but before they reached the capitol. I was very frightened. This story was written for my local small town newspaper, “The […]

Filed Under: Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Iraq war, Journalism, Middle East, Nate Thayer, U.S. war in Iraq, War correspondent Tagged With: Freelance Journalism, Iraq War, Journalism, Middle East wars, Nate Thayer, U.S war in Iraq

An Invitation to the Khmer Rouge Controlled Jungles: A travel Itinerary to the World’s Most Clandestine Guerrilla Army

October 14, 2013 by wpfixit

An Invitation to the Khmer Rouge Controlled Jungles: A travel Itinerary to the World’s Most Clandestine Guerrilla Army Excerpts from “Sympathy For the Devil: A Journalists memoir From Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge An unpublished manuscript (Excerpt from Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist’s Memoir form Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. Copyright Nate Thayer. All Rights reserved. […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Freelance Journalism, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, Pol Pot, Sympathy for the Devil, War correspondent Tagged With: Cambodia, Journalism, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pol Pot, Sympathy for the Devil, Sympathy for the Devil Nate Thayer, Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist's Memoir Inside Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge

Has the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign document forbidding writing anything negative about employers or advertisers?

August 21, 2013 by wpfixit

Has the state of the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign document forbidding writing anything negative about employers or advertisers before being payed unlivable wage. Freelance journalist not only asked to work for unlivable wages, but now required to sign away constitutional rights and fundamental ethical journalistic obligations, forbidden to say or […]

Filed Under: #Paythewriter, Blog Nate Thayer, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Freelancers Rights, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Journalistic Ethics, Media, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog Tagged With: free speech, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

“The ethics of not paying writers in exchange for ‘exposure’: A debate #paythewriter

August 14, 2013 by wpfixit

Thanks to professor of journalism Kevin Lerner of Marist College for organizing a discussion on “The Ethics and Economics of Paying Writers with Exposure and a Byline” at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication held last week in Washington D.C. A full transcript was made by Kevin Lerner […]

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A Day in the Life of a Freelance Journalist—2013 Here is an exchange between the Global Editor of the Atlantic Magazine and myself this afternoon attempting to solicit my professional services for an article they sought to publish after reading my story “25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy: Rodman trip comes after 25 years of […]

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