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    INTELWIRE Publishes 1,700 Pages Of The FBI's Secret 9/11 Files
    By J.M. Berger

    INTELWIRE: New Document Reveals Closer Links Between 9/11 And Saudi Government
    By J.M. Berger

    COMPUTERWORLD: Updated Encryption For Al Qaeda Improves On First Versiona
    By Jaikumar Vijayan; J.M. Berger quoted (clarification)

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

    Nielsen Norman Group Report: Usability Return on Investment
    By Jakob Nielsen, J.M. Berger and Shuli Gilutz

    INTELWIRE: "Islamic Terrorism" vs. "Christian Terrorism"
    By J.M. Berger

    INTELWIRE: PATCON, The FBI's Secret War Against The Militia Movement
    By J.M. Berger

    INTELWIRE: Secrets Of The 1994 Attempt To Kill OBL
    By J.M. Berger

    Nature: Leading The Charge For Women In Science
    By J.M. Berger

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

    INTELWIRE: U.S. Secretly Met With Abdel-Rahman Followers in 1989
    By J.M. Berger

    INTELWIRE: U.S., Interpol Tracked Bin Laden Brother-in-Law Just Days Before Assassination
    By J.M. Berger

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



    Boston Globe: Dark Matter: Secrets of the Universe
    By J.M. Berger

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

    NowPublic.com: Televising Revolution in the Middle East
    By J.M. Berger

    Boston's Hidden Relics:
    By J.M. Berger

    Saints, preserved: Relics collect in diocesan archives

    Altar stones last remnant of closed churches

    Relics: Not just for Catholics

    Coming Soon: A Linguist's Guide to Obscenities
    By J.M. Berger

    Chris Benoit Murder-Suicide:

    Boston Globe: Benoit Killings Rattle Local Wrestling Community
    By J.M. Berger

    Sidebar: Before The Killings, An Icon To Many
    By J.M. Berger

    Sidebar: Drug Deaths Shadow Boston Wrestling Scene
    By J.M. Berger
    • J.M. Berger is a freelance reporter, researcher and producer with experience in print, television, radio and film. All inquiries are welcome.

    Resume:

    Confidential employer
    Freelance Researcher
    June 2007 to present
    • Television documentary project
    • Original and commissioned investigative research on links between al Qaeda terrorist networks and Bosnian war
    • Research on U.S. intervention in Bosnian war
    • Collect, organize and analyze original and exclusive documents
    • Identify and locate potential eyewitnesses for interviews
    Nielsen Norman Group
    Contract writer/editor
    July 2007 to present
    • Project: Usability Return on Investment
    • Write and research case studies with ROI focus.
    • Collect, organize and examine data on usability factors for Web sites.
    • Interface with case study subjects, inquiries
    The Boston Globe
    Freelance Reporter
    August 2006 to present
    • Develop and report enterprise news and features
    • Health & Science section
    • City Weekly regional news section
    • Sidekick entertainment supplement
    • Featured in cover stories for all cited sections
    Nature Publishing Group -- Nature Network Boston
    Freelance reporter
    May 2007 to present
    • Develop and report science news, profiles and features
    National Geographic Channel -- Towers Productions
    Lead researcher, "Triple Cross: Bin Laden's Spy In America"
    February 2006 to August 2006
    • Extensively researched and reported on the life and career of Ali Mohamed, an al Qaeda associate who infiltrated the U.S. military
    • Worked directly with producers of the Emmy-nominated Inside 9/11
    • Performed primary research and fact-checking for prime-time documentary
    • Contributed investigative reporting and analysis
    • Obtained and researched exclusive government documents
    • Now available on DVD
    Public Radio International
    Freelance news producer, "Here & Now"
    Summer 2005 to present
    • Programming produced by NPR affiliate WBUR-FM, Boston
    • Develop story and show ideas for nationally distributed news programming
    • Write scripts for intros, interviews and news segments
    • Interview, select and book guests
    • Research for breaking news and special projects
    National Public Radio
    Freelance news producer, "The Connection," "On Point"
    Summer 2005
    • Programming produced by NPR affiliate WBUR-FM, Boston
    • Develop story and show ideas for nationally distributed news programming
    • Write scripts for intros, interviews and news segments
    • Interview, select and book guests
    • Research for breaking news and special projects
    Freelance Writer
    Major local and national outlets
    1999 to present
    • San Francisco Examiner
    • INTELWIRE.com
    • Avalon Books: The I Hate The 21st Century Reader
    • Avalon Books: Jesus Is Not A Republican
    • Avalon Books: The I Hate... Series
    • CCBN/Streetevents
    • Major Web sites