ForeignCorrespondent

This is a blog for journalists, authors, and those who enjoy reading and learning. Here you will find a variety of posts about all forms of writing--from fiction and non-fiction to the news media and journalism. It is produced by a former foreign correspondent and journalism school dean. (To receive automatic updates of my blog just enter your e-mail address in the box below and please check out the www.ronaldyatesbooks.com website)

Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Eclipse of American Power

When I think of America's failed financial policies, its weak political leadership and its feeble foreign policy I am reminded of an int...

Thursday, February 3, 2011

i-Pads, "The Daily" and Journalism

I am no Luddite, so when Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. launched its long-awaited i-Pad-based newspaper, "The Daily" Wednesday I ...

Monday, January 10, 2011

Curbing Free Speech Not the Answer to Political Violence

The knee-jerk reaction, primarily on the left side of the political spectrum, to the tragic shootings in Arizona over the weekend was predic...

Friday, January 7, 2011

A Forgotten Ally Dies

Few, if any Americans today know who Vang Pao was. That is a shame, because America probably had no greater ally during the Vietnam War than...

Saturday, December 11, 2010

U.S. Falling in the Global Index of Economic Freedom

During my 20-year tenure as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, I spent a lot of my time reporting on the economic conditions o...

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

WikiLeaks and Journalism

At first glance one might think that journalists should be thankful that something like the 4 year-old WikiLeaks media organization exists. ...

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Old Media vs. New Media

The other day I was listening to an NPR show called Talk of the Nation during which several current issues in journalism were broached. Amon...

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