Word: arnett
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Dates: during 1991-1991
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...even extend to making suggestions on decor: he wants the paper to take down its plaque honoring its 1930s Moscow correspondent, Walter Duranty, whom he accuses of being a "Pulitzer prizewinning apologist for Stalin." Another Pulitzer prizewinner on Irvine's hit list is CNN's Desert Storm superstar, Peter Arnett, who, according to Irvine, "may have done more than any other single reporter to help make Ho Chi Minh's morale-sapping strategy work." Arnett, of course, does not have a plaque at the Times building...
...Peter Arnett has throughout his 30-year career often found himself in the midst of controversies about the role of the press and public information. During the Vietnam War, he was famous for his daring reporting from being enemy lines...
...only remaining Western journalist in war-time Baghdad, Arnett issued daily reports via satellite to millions of viewers around the world...
...Arnett, who had to report under strict Iraqi censorship rules, faced attacks from many groups which accused him of undermining Western efforts and collaborating with the enemy. U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) even went so far as to call him a "sympathizer" and raised questions about his marriage to a Vietnamese woman...
...Peter Arnett will speak on June 5 at 2 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom of Austin Hall, and the speech will be open to all students...