The Associated Press reports that a journalism program being run in Baghdad has closed up shop for the time being, but is expected to resume elsewhere. The program, run by University of Arizona journalism grad Maggy Zanger, was teaching journalism skills to Iraqis - but could not continue to operate in the current unstable environment in the capital city.
It shouldn’t be too surprising, as the times have shown that safety is of utmost priority, and even our newsgathering agencies are changing their tunes to, effectively, appease those who oppose efforts by military forces in the Middle East.
