Joshua Hammer

About this episode

Joshua Hammer discusses his experiences with kidnapping, journalism, and the future of print media.

Joshua Hammer: Negroni (1 ounce gin, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 ounce Compari, garnish with orange rind) Joshua tells of his harrowing kidnapping in Gaza in 2001 while he was the Jerusalem bureau chief for Newsweek, then of his second kidnapping in Iraq in 2004, recounts overlapping with Jon Meacham at the Reagan Ranch, gives his thoughts on how to structure a magazine piece and a book-length work of narrative history, tells the pros and cons of being an expat in Berlin, and paints a bleak picture for the future of the print magazine.

People in this episode

Host: Doug Brunt

Guest: Joshua Hammer

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• journalism
• expat life
• narrative history
• print media

Keywords

• Joshua Hammer
• kidnapping
• Gaza
• Iraq
• journalism
• expat
• Berlin
• print magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newsweek

Places: Gaza, Iraq, Berlin, Reagan Ranch

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