The photojournalist Andrew Quilty was among the first to reach the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, after the United States bombed it on Oct. 3. He photographed one of the Afghan casualties — a man stretched out on an operating table, who died not from surgery but from one of five deliberate bombing runs. At great personal risk, Mr. Quilty spent weeks figuring out who he was and documenting the torment of the victim’s family. This should be required reading for anybody carrying out air strikes in war zones. If the washing of the bicycle doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, well, you’re not human.
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The photojournalist Andrew Quilty was among the first to reach the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, after the United States bombed it on Oct. 3. He photographed one of the Afghan casualties — a man stretched out on an operating table, who died not from surgery but from one of five deliberate bombing runs. At great personal risk, Mr. Quilty spent weeks figuring out who he was and documenting the torment of the victim’s family. This should be required reading for anybody carrying out air strikes in war zones. If the washing of the bicycle doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, well, you’re not human.
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Rod Nordland
Kabul Bureau Chief
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Dennis, a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness, had cancer. Citing the strictures of his religion, he refused blood that could save his life. Ultimately, a judge was left to decide: Should this boy get to make such a decision and be allowed to die, or should he be forced to have a blood transfusion? A reporter, Isolde Raftery, presents Dennis’s story in a neutral and devastating manner, putting the listener/reader right there at the collision of religion and medical ethics.
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Jason Stallman
Sports Editor
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Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images
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The Internet seems like this wide-open thing that belongs to everyone. But every so often you find a reminder of the net’s origin in governmental work. This is the latest version, a story about how the TOR system for private communications was compromised by academics with ties to the Defense Department. The article unpacks the complicated realm of the Internet called the “dark web” and will make you skeptical the next time you see a promise of security and privacy on any tool of digital communications.
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Michael Roston
Senior Staff Editor, Science
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We read about how the Islamic State dispenses brutal punishments against women for wearing immodest clothing. But around the world, including in the United States, girls and young women are routinely demonized and penalized by the sartorial morality police for either revealing too much (Bare shoulders! Exposed knees!) or concealing too much (She’s wearing a veil!). Many of these young women are taking to social media to expose the nasty meme of shaming girls for wearing what they want. This chilling compilation exposes how girls must navigate sexual politics from a young age or face the wrath of their elders.
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Dan Levin
China Correspondent
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Disney/Lucasfilm, via Associated Press
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As a copy editor, I’m interested in style guides. As a “Star Wars” fan, I’m particularly interested in the style guide that was put together by The Los Angeles Times ahead of the Dec. 18 release of the latest film in the series. From Adm. Ackbar to Yoda, this guide contains a wealth of characters, concepts, organizations and spaceships, with trivia to spare. May the Force be with us all.
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Gina Lamb
Deputy Deskhead, Foreign/National Copy Desk
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