Bryan Bender

Bryan Bender (born 1972) is an American journalist, who covers national security affairs for the Boston Globe in its Washington, D.C. bureau.[1] He is author of You Are Not Forgotten, the true story of a modern-day soldier’s search for a missing World War II fighter pilot in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea, to be published by Doubleday in October 2013.[2][3]

He has covered US military operations in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Latin America and his dispatches have covered a range of topics including the war in Afghanistan; veterans; military training; the anti-war movement; the Boston Marathon bombings; the nexus between climate change and national security; and newly declassified government files on Cuba, Vietnam, and the Kennedy Administration.

Personal background

Bender is a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He earned undergraduate degrees in Political Science and English Writing from the University of Pittsburgh.[4]

Professional background

Bender specializes in military affairs, foreign policy, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and government secrecy.

In 1998, Bender was named the Washington bureau chief for Jane's Defence Weekly, a London-based magazine.

In 2007, Bender was a finalist for the Scripps Howard Foundation's Washington Reporting Award for an investigation into an Army cheating scandal.[5][6]

In 2011, he was a finalist for the Gerald R. Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Reporting for a probe into the growing role of retired generals and admirals in defense companies and as private consultants.[7][8]

In 2011 he was also elected president of Military Reporters and Editors Association, the professional association for journalists covering the US military.[9][10]

His work has also appeared in The New Republic, New York Times,[11] Los Angeles Times,[12] Jane's Defence Weekly,[13] among other publications. He is also frequent television and radio commentator on national security and foreign policy topics.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Bryan Bender". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. ↑ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/213278/you-are-not-forgotten-by-bryan-bender
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Not-Forgotten-Twenty-First-Century/dp/0385535171
  4. ↑ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Bryan/Bender
  5. ↑ "Scripps Howard Foundation: What's New". Scripps.com. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  6. ↑ https://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/16/5854
  7. ↑ http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/gerald-loeb-awards/2011-finalist-bios
  8. ↑ http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/12/26/defense_firms_lure_retired_generals/
  9. ↑ http://nationalsecurityzone.org/site/new-chair-of-joint-cheifs-at-mre/
  10. ↑ http://militaryreporters.org/
  11. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/world/americas/09iht-climate.1.5197190.html
  12. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/10/opinion/op-8637
  13. ↑ http://www.armscontrol.ru/start/comments/jdw0923.htm
  14. ↑ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755884/vp/51626034
  15. ↑ http://www.c-span.org/Events/Bryan-Bender-Nat39l-Defense-Correspondent-Boston-Globe/4669/
  16. ↑ http://m.npr.org/news/front/6201343

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