May 1, 2009 | Faculty

Saberi Case Provides Lessons for Tomorrow's Journalists


Professor Jack Doppelt discusses Saberi's case and the lessons it provides.

By Brendan Cosgrove
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EVANSTON, Ill. --- An Iranian court has indicated it will review the eight-year prison sentence of Iranian-American journalist and Northwestern University alumnus Roxana Saberi, who was recently convicted of spying on the Middle Eastern country. Jack Doppelt, professor of journalism at Northwestern, worked with Saberi while she was a student. He discusses Saberi's case and the lessons it provides.

Brendan Cosgrove is the broadcast associate/web content producer for Northwestern News Contact him at b-cosgrove@northwestern.edu