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The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom

by Joel Simon ...

A gripping exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists?Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria—journalists and aid workers—began disappearing without a trace. A year later the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the ... Read more

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A gripping exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists?Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria—journalists and aid workers—began disappearing without a trace. A year later the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the
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The New Censorship

Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom

by Joel Simon ...

Series series Columbia Journalism Review
An examination of how the media is under fire and how to safeguard journalists and the information they seek to share with the public.Journalists are being imprisoned and killed in record numbers. Online surveillance is annihilating privacy, and the Internet can be brought under government control at any time. Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, warns that ... Read more

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An examination of how the media is under fire and how to safeguard journalists and the information they seek to share with the public.Journalists are being imprisoned and killed in record numbers. Online surveillance is annihilating privacy, and the Internet can be brought under government control at any time. Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, warns that
... Read more
News for Free

Can Public Media Save Democracy?

by Joel Simon ...

What is the role of government in ensuring that media meets the needs of a democratic society?Public service media was created in response to a historical moment, in which new and disruptive technology (first radio, and then television) emerged alongside the consolidation of a new political order, liberal democracy. Today, the emerging disruptive technology is AI and the liberal order is under ... Read more

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What is the role of government in ensuring that media meets the needs of a democratic society?Public service media was created in response to a historical moment, in which new and disruptive technology (first radio, and then television) emerged alongside the consolidation of a new political order, liberal democracy. Today, the emerging disruptive technology is AI and the liberal order is under
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The Infodemic

How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free

by Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney ...

How censorship turned a terrible disease into an assault on rightsAs COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of “censorship through noise,” which moves beyond traditional means of state control—such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information—to open ... Read more

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How censorship turned a terrible disease into an assault on rightsAs COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of “censorship through noise,” which moves beyond traditional means of state control—such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information—to open
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Solution Focused Practice in End-of-Life and Grief Counseling

by Joel Simon, MSW, ACSW, BCD ...

"Although I have been a hospice nurse for almost 19 years, I am not a counselor. However, I will be able to use some of the information I learned here to assist my patients and my colleagues with issues encountered during the difficult time when patients are dying and families are struggling with realities. I will definitely share this book with our bereavement counselors and social workers." ... Read more

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"Although I have been a hospice nurse for almost 19 years, I am not a counselor. However, I will be able to use some of the information I learned here to assist my patients and my colleagues with issues encountered during the difficult time when patients are dying and families are struggling with realities. I will definitely share this book with our bereavement counselors and social workers."
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Solution-Focused Case Management

by Joel Simon, MSW, ACSW, BCD, Robert G. Blundo, PhD, LCSW ...

“Blundo and Simon have successfully outlined how a solution*-focused* perspective can be a powerful tool for case managers. Their understanding and presentation is based upon practice scenarios that are real and applied...They clearly demonstrate the impact of ‘thinking and language’ and the importance of building a collaborative relationship with clients. Their work challenges the traditional ... Read more

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“Blundo and Simon have successfully outlined how a solution*-focused* perspective can be a powerful tool for case managers. Their understanding and presentation is based upon practice scenarios that are real and applied...They clearly demonstrate the impact of ‘thinking and language’ and the importance of building a collaborative relationship with clients. Their work challenges the traditional
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Informing the Global Citizen

A Selection from The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom

by Joel Simon ...

Series series To the Point
Today, anyone with an iPhone can provide firsthand accounts from the world's front lines. Despite our increased access to events around the world, journalists are more vital than ever as they bring context and perspective and help to set the humanitarian agenda. However, threats to journalists are mounting with record numbers killed and imprisoned each year. From the drug wars of Mexico to Iraq ... Read more

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Today, anyone with an iPhone can provide firsthand accounts from the world's front lines. Despite our increased access to events around the world, journalists are more vital than ever as they bring context and perspective and help to set the humanitarian agenda. However, threats to journalists are mounting with record numbers killed and imprisoned each year. From the drug wars of Mexico to Iraq
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The Infodemic

How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free

by Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Series series Columbia Global Reports
Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

An inside look at how the governments of Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, India and the US used COVID as a pretense to undermine freedomThe Infodemic lays bare the mechanisms of modern censorship and shows how they were used to undermine the response to the greatest global pandemic in a century. Beginning in China, the book charts the onslaught of COVID censorship through Iran, Russia, India, ... Read more

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An inside look at how the governments of Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, India and the US used COVID as a pretense to undermine freedomThe Infodemic lays bare the mechanisms of modern censorship and shows how they were used to undermine the response to the greatest global pandemic in a century. Beginning in China, the book charts the onslaught of COVID censorship through Iran, Russia, India,
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We Want to Negotiate

The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom

by Joel Simon ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Series series Columbia Global Reports
Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria -- journalists and aid workers -- began disappearing without a trace. A year later the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the Spanish, then the French, then an Italian, a German, and a Dane. In August 2014, the Islamic State began executing the Americans -- including ... Read more

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Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria -- journalists and aid workers -- began disappearing without a trace. A year later the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the Spanish, then the French, then an Italian, a German, and a Dane. In August 2014, the Islamic State began executing the Americans -- including
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The Education of an Idealist

A Memoir

by Samantha Power ...

A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREETJOURNAL**, AND** USA TODAY BESTSELLERAn intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prizewinner, human rights advocate, and former US Ambassador to the UN SamanthaPower. Named one of the best books of the year:The New York Times • National Public Radio • Time • The<b... ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREETJOURNAL**, AND** USA TODAY BESTSELLERAn intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prizewinner, human rights advocate, and former US Ambassador to the UN SamanthaPower. Named one of the best books of the year:The New York Times • National Public Radio • Time • The<b...
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War on Peace

The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

by Ronan Farrow ...

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and IndieBound bestsellerFinalist for the Colby AwardA new, revised and updated edition of a modern classic of foreign policy, a harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership, by the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transf... ... Read more

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A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and IndieBound bestsellerFinalist for the Colby AwardA new, revised and updated edition of a modern classic of foreign policy, a harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership, by the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transf...
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The Shock Doctrine

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

by Naomi Klein ...

International BestsellerWinner of the Warwick Prize for Writing18th in The Guardian's top 100 Greatest Books since 2000"Impassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell.” —John le CarréThe bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq</... ... Read more

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International BestsellerWinner of the Warwick Prize for Writing18th in The Guardian's top 100 Greatest Books since 2000"Impassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell.” —John le CarréThe bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq</...
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