James Harkin

James Harkin is the director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism and a fellow at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center.

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Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of US journalist Austin Tice (portrait L), who was abducted in Syria more than six years ago, give a press conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on December 4, 2018. - They said they were very encouraged by the level of cooperation of US President Donald Trump's administration and new information about their son's fate. Tice, 37, disappeared in August 2012 near Damascus and his whereabouts remain a mystery. But Trump's special envoy for hostage affairs, Robert O'Brien, said last month there was every reason to believe the journalist was alive and still detained in Syria. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump Boasts About Bringing American Hostages Home. Austin Tice Poses a Challenge.

James Harkin

- Oct. 31, 2020

The president clearly believes that bringing missing Americans home is popular with voters, but in Tice’s case, the prospects are slim.

What Happened in Douma? Searching for Facts in the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War

James Harkin, Lauren Feeney

- Feb. 9, 2019

The next world war may begin with a grainy, contested, online image launched onto the pages of a newspaper that has recently sacked all its journalists.

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Trump Boasts About Bringing American Hostages Home. Austin Tice Poses a Challenge.

What Happened in Douma? Searching for Facts in the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War