The Fromson File

Reporting, analysis and commentary on current and historical events by Murray Fromson, veteran journalist and professor emeritus at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication.

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Entries from January 2009

Remembering Martin Luther King

January 19th, 2009 No Comments

Barack Obama was four years old when Martin Luther King strode into Montgomery, Alabama on March 26 1965, one of the most memorable days in American history. It was, the climax of the March from Selma an event that no doubt inspired our new President and most certainly was one of the most unforgettable moments [...]

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Letter From Beersheva

January 8th, 2009 No Comments

Faye Bittker is a friend of mine as she is of my daughter’s, both of whom work in the administration of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Faye has been a journalist and I asked her for impressions of the crisis that affects all Israeli families living within range of the prolonged rocket attacks [...]

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