Journalists often put their lives on the line to cover violent conflicts around the world. Amjad Atallah, executive vice president for content for Al Jazeera America, delivered the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press lecture Oct. 15, 2015, reflecting on his broad experience with conflict and post-conflict situations in the Middle East and Darfur.
Daniel Kops '39, former editor-in-chief of The Cornell Daily Sun, established the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Fellowship Program in 1990. Each year the program brings a distinguished speaker to campus through the American studies program.