Dahr Jamail
Encyclopedia
Dahr Jamail is an American
journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists
to report extensively from Iraq during the 2003 Iraq invasion. He spent eight months in Iraq, between 2003 to 2005, and presented his stories on his website, entitled Dahr Jamail's MidEast Dispatches. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service
news agency, among other outlets. He has been a frequent guest on Democracy Now!
. Jamail is the recipient of the 2008 The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism.
. He graduated from Texas A&M University
and later moved to Alaska
.
In October 2007, his first book, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq, was published by Haymarket Books
. Jamail began his national speaking tour in October 2007 in New York City
, where many turned out to hear him and independent journalist Jeremy Scahill
discuss the Afghan and Iraq wars.
Jamail's second book, The Will to Resist: Soldiers who refuse to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan was published by Haymarket Books
in 2009.
Dahr Jamail is currently a correspondent for Truthout.
Democracy Now!
interviews (video, audio, and print transcript)
The Oil Factor in the Iraq Study Group. Interview with Dori Smith on Talk Nation Radio
Dahr Jamail and David Swanson on Talk Nation Radio With Dori Smith
Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-09-13
Part 2 of 3: Twin Catastrophes: Wars in Vietnam and Iraq, by Dori Smith and David Morse | November 4, 2006 10:11 AM Posted to CT Elections 2006
United States
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journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists
Embedded journalist
Embedded journalism refers to news reporters being attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. While the term could be applied to many historical interactions between journalists and military personnel, it first came to be used in the media coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
to report extensively from Iraq during the 2003 Iraq invasion. He spent eight months in Iraq, between 2003 to 2005, and presented his stories on his website, entitled Dahr Jamail's MidEast Dispatches. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service
Inter Press Service
Inter Press Service is a global news agency. Its main focus is the production of independent news and analysis about events and processes affecting economic, social and political development....
news agency, among other outlets. He has been a frequent guest on Democracy Now!
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...
. Jamail is the recipient of the 2008 The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism.
Biography
Jamail is a fourth generation Lebanese American, the son of Gerald Jamail, and grew up in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. He graduated from Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
and later moved to Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
In October 2007, his first book, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq, was published by Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books is a non-profit left-wing book publisher and distributor. It is published by the Center for Economic Research and Social Change...
. Jamail began his national speaking tour in October 2007 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where many turned out to hear him and independent journalist Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist and author whose work focuses on the use of private military companies. He is the author of the best-selling book Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, winner of a George Polk Book Award. He also serves as a...
discuss the Afghan and Iraq wars.
Jamail's second book, The Will to Resist: Soldiers who refuse to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan was published by Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books is a non-profit left-wing book publisher and distributor. It is published by the Center for Economic Research and Social Change...
in 2009.
Dahr Jamail is currently a correspondent for Truthout.
External links
- Dahr Jamail's MidEast Dispatches
- Audio interview on Writer's Voice (2007), with host Francesca Rheannon
- Video: Dahr Jamail - Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq (November 2, 2007) from Jamail's 2007 book tour.
- MediaBite January 22, 2008: Scribes of the Empire - An Interview with Dahr Jamail by MediaBite, David Manning and Miriam Cotton
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...
interviews (video, audio, and print transcript)
The Oil Factor in the Iraq Study Group. Interview with Dori Smith on Talk Nation Radio
- from Talk Nation Radio, http://www.talknationradio.com
- http://talknation.org/2006/02/17/talk-nation-radio-transcript-dori-smith-interviews-dahr-jamail/ Talk Nation blog, Dori Smith interviews Dahr Jamail February 17, 2006.
- http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/35973
Dahr Jamail and David Swanson on Talk Nation Radio With Dori Smith
Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-09-13
Part 2 of 3: Twin Catastrophes: Wars in Vietnam and Iraq, by Dori Smith and David Morse | November 4, 2006 10:11 AM Posted to CT Elections 2006