Leo Shane III
Encyclopedia
Leo Shane III is an American journalist
, for Stars and Stripes
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Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, for Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
Stars and Stripes is a news source that operates from inside the United States Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests,...
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- 2009 George Polk Award
Works
- "Files prove Pentagon is profiling reporters", Stars and Stripes, Charlie Reed, Kevin Baron, Leo Shane III, August 27, 2009
Criticism
Shane and his colleagues' reporting has been harshly criticized by the Stars and Stripes ombudsman in a multiple part series.- "Series on screening needed follow-up reporting", Feb. 12, 2010
- "Stories on media screening weak on sourcing", Feb. 23, 2010
- "When ‘secret’ may not mean secret", March 17, 2010