Farewell to a friend
My friend and colleague Lateef Mungin died Friday. He was only 41. I was asked to write a tribute for CNN.com. There are some assignments that I dread. But none…
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March 3, 2014
On Thanksgiving
I'm at work today, on Thanksgiving, surrounded by news that projects mankind in the worst sort of way -- war, murder, rape. But I am also heartened by the best…
November 28, 2013
Tejpal, Tehelka and scandal
Tarun Tejpal. Tehelka. Maybe my friends here in America have never heard those names. But in India, they stand synonymous with investigative journalism. Tehelka has lived up to its name,…
November 22, 2013
Iraq's forgotten tragedy
I just read an excerpt from Peter Baker's new book, "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House. It's being touted as the most comprehensive account of the…
October 21, 2013
'When we were good men'
As a reporter, I have numerous conversations every day with people I don't know that well or at all. Once in a while, those conversations strike a chord. That's what…
June 29, 2013
Rena
Hasan Zeya used to boast about how he was still practicing medicine into his early 80s. But at 84, he no longer is happy about his age. His daughter, Rena,…
March 25, 2013
WAR & Fashion
Carnage: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria. Catwalk: Armani, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent. War is ugly. Fashion is beautiful. War projects the worst of humanity. Fashion displays sartorial splendor in its highest. War…
February 12, 2013
A future star
This summer, another crop of interns spent time with us at CNN, working in various departments from the CNN Wire to Headline News. Chelsea Bailey was one of them. Young,…
August 12, 2011
The grimmest of anniversaries
Anniversary stories are common in journalism. A year ago in Haiti, an earthquake devastated the country... Anniversaries a great peg to revisit stories. Number 10 is a big one and…
March 24, 2011
Happy Birthday, CNN
It's CNN's 30th birthday today.I was not yet 18 when Ted Turner launched his visionary network. I didn't know then that I would be a journalist, let alone work for…
June 2, 2010