The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Wednesday, May 12, 2004  

THE MURDER OF NICK BERG
Local Media Coverage

The war in Iraq came home to the Philadelphia area with the brutal, tragic, practically prehistoric murder of Nicholas Berg, 26, West Chester, Pa., by an organization calling itself “Muntada al-Ansar.”

Local coverage has been heavy, of course:

Philadelphia Inquirer: “Tape Shows West Chester Man Beheaded by Captors in Iraq,” by Robert Moran, “Parents recall a son who only 'wanted to help,’,” by Sandy Bauers, “A man who shared love of science,” by Nancy Petersen, “What the Islamic Militants Said,” and “Berg Time Line.”

Philadelphia Daily News: “Fiendish Spectacle,” by William Bunch, “Berg Was in Iraq to Help,” by Barbara Laker and Nicole Weisensee Egan, and “Time to Get the Hell Out,” by John M. Baer.

WCAU-TV (NBC 10): “Family Insists U.S. Military Detained Berg.”

WCAU also reported that Drexel University announced the establishment of a scholarship in honor of Berg, to be awarded annually to a graduate of West Chester’s Henderson High School. Donations may be sent to Drexel University, Nick Berg Endowed Scholarship Fund, 3141 Chestnut St., Suite 310, Philadelphia, Pa., 19104.

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