PSNK Communications Department Web Site

Abhinav Aima

(email: aka11@psu.edu)

Instructor of Communications

Penn State New Kensington
3550 Seventh Street Road
New Kensington, PA 15068-1765

URL:http://www.personal.psu.edu/aka11/

The First Amendment (Adopted in 1791)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; 
or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; 
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government 
for a redress of grievances.

Shadowing journalists in Belfast, July 12, and July 14, 2010.

Courses Taught in Fall Session: COMM 001: Newspaper Practicum COMM 002: Newspaper Editorial Staff COMM 100: Mass Media and Society COMM 260W: News Writing & Reporting COMM 403: Law of Mass Communications Courses Taught in Spring Session: COMM 001: Newspaper Practicum COMM 002: Newspaper Editorial Staff AM ST 105: American Popular Culture COMM 292: Intro to Media & Politics COMM 409: News Media Ethics COMM 460W: Reporting Methods COMM 470A: Newspaper Production Local News Web Sites: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Valley News Dispatch KDKA News WPXI News WTAE News News Analysis and Research Sites: Investigative Reporters and Editors The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press The First Amendment Center Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Friends Committee on National Legislation Central Intelligence Agency GlobalSecurity.org The National Security Archive (GWU) Securities and Exchange Commission United States Patent and Trademark Office National Bureau of Economic Research Center on Budget and Policy Priorities In the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, July 2000.

Web Resources for Reporters and Editors: ASNE web resources on First Amendment RCFP First Amendment Handbook RCFP guide on reporter’s privilege to resist subpoenas RCFP guideline on state laws regarding taping conversations RCFP guidelines on tapping official resources in Pennsylvania ASNE web site on FOIA RCFP guidelines on how to use FOIA SPJ site on FOIA RCFP guidelines on accessing electronic records RCFP guidelines on access to juvenile courts RCFP guidelines to accessing places and newsgathering SPJ site on Ethics Poynter Institute’s tips on Ethics Database of Pennsylvania State Code Database of the U.S. Congressional Record Middle East Analysis and Research Sites: The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Uri Avnery, Uri's Articles, Gush-Shalom The Center for Security Policy The Center for Defense Information The Council for a Livable World Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Information & Analysis The Heritage Foundation: Policy Research and Opinion Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Federation of American Scientists Middle East Quarterly Islam Online Al Jazeera (English) Middle East Forum The Middle East Research and Information Project Islam Online Al Jazeera (English) Middle East Forum The Middle East Research and Information Project With U.N. Peacekeepers, Shebaa, South Lebanon, July 2000

More Middle East Analysis & Research Sites: Israel Policy Forum The American Jewish Congress The American Jewish Committee The Jewish Action Taskforce The Zionist Organization of America The American Israel Public Affairs Committee J Street Institute for Public Accuracy Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Tales From A Long Summer (2003) (The 2003 web archive of Ripsaw News is offline. This is a replica of the original work, posted by the author on the PSU server.) Sep. 3, 2003 Feature on Kashmir Background on Kashmir Aug. 20, 2003 Feature on Hizbollah July 16, 2003 Feature on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Background on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon July 2, 2003 Feature on Lebanese Journalists June 15, 2003 Report on Rocket Attack at Lebanese TV Station

Interviewing the Hizbollah spokesman, Beirut, July 2003. Looking down on Dal Lake, Kashmir, July 2003.

Funnies:

The Onion

The Daily Show (With Jon Stewart)

The Colber(t) Repor(t)