The Flip Side for Foreign Writers

Book Examines International Press Corps in the U.S.

By Elysha Tenenbaum
Roll Call Staff

March 28, 2006, 12 a.m.

Scholar Stephen Hess has turned the tables on reporters around the globe.
In Hess’ new book, “Through Their Eyes: Foreign Correspondents in the United States,” worldwide scribes are the interviewees. Pages of personal confessionals from the ones who influence America’s global image fill this reader-friendly addition to media scholarship, written by an academic, but for anyone outside of academia.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article