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To my friend, Buddy
Lamont Diaries continued… To my friend, Buddy Lamont’s Uncle Buddy has come to stay with us for a couple of weeks. Buddy is one of my oldest, closest friends, ever since he was given a reprieve from...
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The check is rarely in the mail: The dark side of freelance journalists...
The check is rarely in the mail: The dark side of freelance journalists trying to get paid for their work By Nate Thayer August 6, 2013 There is only one thing more frustrating to freelance journalists...
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“The ethics of not paying writers in exchange for ‘exposure’: A debate...
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...
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Has the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign...
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....
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Pyongyang Porn: “Some readers may find the book objectionable” @NKNewsorg
Excerpts from Pyongyang Porn “Some readers may find the book objectionable” BY NATE THAYER , AUGUST 23, 2013 For the full story, go to NKNews.org at http://www.nknews.org/2013/08/pyongyang-porn/ , the...
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The violent consequences of the North Korea-Syria chemical arms trade
A recent story on NKNews.org on the North Korean Origins of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Program has renewed timeliness given the current crisis over chemical weapons use against civilians in Syria...
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Syrian Chemical Weapons: The odd tale of a lone Israeli spy and North Korea
The odd tale of a lone Israeli spy and North Korea Given the current crisis over use of chemical weapons in Syria, here is a link to a recent story on NKNews.org on clandestine North Korean Syrian...
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Syria’s Chemical Weapons: The North Korean Connection
Given the current crisis over use of chemical weapons in Syria, here are excerpts from a recent story from NKNews.org on the origins of North Korean Syrian chemical warfare cooperation. (Full story on...
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Dennis Rodman steals ball from U.S. govt as N Korea cancels U.S. mission to...
Dennis Rodman steals ball from U.S. government as N Korea cancels official U.S. mission to free prisoner on eve of Rodman visit State: “It was a done deal. King was going to come back with Kenneth...
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All eyes on U.S. prisoner during Dennis Rodman return visit to N. Korea
By Nate Thayer NKNews.org see full story at: http://www.nknews.org/2013/09/all-eyes-on-u-s-prisoner-during-dennis-rodman-visit-to-n-korea/ Eccentric U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman will arrive in...
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Freelance Investigative Journalist Who is Convinced Rupert Murdoch and...
Freelance Investigative Journalist Who is Convinced Rupert Murdoch and Arianna Huffington are Satan By Nate Thayer October 23, 2013 I was invited to speak in a couple of weeks at a conference on the...
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The Childhood Education of a Cantankerous Journalist
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...
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Vietnam Era Renegade Army Discovered: Lighting the darkness: FULRO’s jungle...
Lighting the darkness: FULRO’s jungle Christians Vietnam Era Renegade Army Discovered By Nate Thayer (This story appeared in the Phnom Penh Post and as the cover story in the Far Eastern Economic...
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Goodbye, my Friend, Buddy. Thank You for Making Me a Better Man
Good Bye, Buddy, My Friend. Thank You for Making Me a Better Man By Nate Thayer November 2, 2013 Good bye, Buddy, my friend. Thank you for making me a better man. My enduring, very important,...
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Sleep With the Angels, Buddy: Photographing the Death of My Friend
Buddy left us forever today Preparing Buddy to go to a better place. He was sedated and sleep alive, but he was near sleeping. The Dr. prepares the drugs that will cause his heart to stop, when he will...
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How to Live and Die With Meaning: The Final Hours of my Friend Buddy, Yesterday
How to Live and Die With Dignity and Meaning: The Final Hours of Buddy, who Made the World a Better Place Sleep with the angels, my good and loving friend. You made me a better man By Nate Thayer...
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Love and Sex in the U.S. Foreign Service -Lust, Bombs, Bureaucrats. Writings...
Love & Sex in the U.S. Foreign Service -Lust, Loneliness, Bombs & Bureaucrats & other writings by retired diplomat and best selling author James Bruno By Nate Thayer November 7, 2013 You...
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Musician’s Protest Goes Viral: Corporations offer no payment in exchange for...
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...
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The Night I Lived: Landmines, war and journalism: Excerpts from Sympathy for...
The Night I Lived: Landmines, war and journalism. One close encounter with religion, death, and victory By Nate Thayer Excerpt from Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist’s Memoir from Inside Pol Pot’s...
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Fleeting Thoughts on the Death of Human Interaction in the Digital Age
Momentary Fleeting Thoughts on the Death of Human Interaction in the Digital Age By Nate Thayer November 14, 2013 I have had dozens of communications with people today–by text, by email, by Google and...
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