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INTERVIEW

INTELWIRE's J.M. Berger was a guest on the January 13 edition of "The Jeff Santos Show," on Boston radio station WWZN 1510 AM. Berger discussed the national security challenges ahead for the Obama administration, including the threat of terrorism from Al Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction, as well as the question "Are we safer today than we were before 9/11?"

Click here to listen to the segment (MP3 format).

RADIO PRODUCTION

J.M. Berger works as a freelance radio producer. His experience includes producing for nationally distributed news programming on NPR and Public Radio International, where he produced breaking news coverage of the London 7/7 bombings.

A few representative pieces on terrorism and related issues can be accessed below.

PRI: September 11, 2026 (Guest: Former CIA Bin Laden Chief Mike Scheuer)

NPR: The Secrets of Terrorist Message Boards

NPR: The Interrogation of Detainee 63 (Guantanamo Bay)

PRI: Understanding The Fatwa Against Terrorism

PRI: Will Iraq Be The Last Nation-State?

NPR: The Trial of Saddam Hussein, In Depth

PRI: CIA's Mike Scheuer On U.S. Policy And What Causes Terrorism

NPR: Over There Makes Drama From An Ongoing War

PRI: Arrests in London 7/7 Bombing Case

PRI: More Arrests in London

ABOUT

J.M. Berger is a journalist with more than 20 years experience working in every media platform. Berger has worked for and with television (National Geographic Channel, Al Jazeera, NRK), radio (NPR, PRI), newspapers (San Francisco Examiner, Boston Globe, Pittsburgh Business Times), and New Media (Nielsen Norman Group, Intelwire.com, Individual.com, Office.com). An expert in terrorism, he has also covered business, technology and science for regional and national publications and public radio.

FEATURED CLIPS

CTC Sentinel: Baltimore's Jamaat Al-Muslimeen
By J.M. Berger

Potomac Books: Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go To War In The Name Of Islam
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE: Mapping Anwar Awlaki's Social Network
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE: Mapping Anwar Awlaki's 9/11 Network
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE: US Propaganda Video From 1980s Celebrates Child Jihadists
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE: New Embassy Bombing Documents Shine Light On Al Qaeda Operations
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE: U.S. Gave Millions To Charity Linked To Al Qaeda, Anwar Awlaki
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE Publishes FBI's Secret 9/11 Files
By J.M. Berger

J.M. Berger discusses Jamal Khalifa (video)
Aired on al Jazeera

NPR: The Secrets of Terrorist Message Boards
J.M. Berger, producer

Nielsen Norman Group: Application Design Annual
By Jakob Nielsen, J.M. Berger and Chris Nodder

INTELWIRE: Al Qaeda Rolls Out Strongest Encryption
By J.M. Berger

COMPUTERWORLD: Encryption Update For Al Qaeda
By Jaikumar Vijayan; J.M. Berger quoted (clarification)

Nature (Boston): Greening the Sahara
By J.M. Berger

Boston Globe: A Linguist's Guide to Obscenities
By J.M. Berger

INTELWIRE: 9/11 Links To Saudi Government
By J.M. Berger

Nielsen Norman Group: Web Site Usability ROI
By Jakob Nielsen, J.M. Berger and Shuli Gilutz