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Journalist J.M. Berger is an innovative thinker on the cutting edge of today's most important issues. From the economic collapse to global terrorism to the fringes of scientific discovery, our world is beseiged by complexity. Navigating these dangerous seas requires us to master that complexity and cut through a tangled information overload to find the truth beneath. Berger's work targets that complexity by breaking down boundaries, challenging assumptions, defying convention and creating a new kind of analysis.
Berger is available for consulting on a variety of issues, including unconventional business visions, significant issues within the equity markets, technology, new media, usability, politics and counterterrorism. Berger to open a conversation.
PROJECT PROPOSALS
J.M. Berger is currently writing books about the most important topics of our day. If you are a publisher or literary agent, please feel free to contact Berger with inquiries about the following projects:
Book and documentary on the assassination of a prominent suspected Al Qaeda financier by the U.S. government. The twist? He might not have been guilty.
Book and documentary on American-born Muslim convert who traveled to Afghanistan and subsequently became embroiled in a plot to blow up half of New York City.
The Complex Trap: Book about how complexity has created a world that literally no one understands. Crucial systems like the stock market, the Internet and democracy are mathematically unpredictable, leading to significant questions about how we live and the decisions our society makes.
The Mind of the Market: Book about the history of the stock market, and the radical -- but highly defensible -- possibility that the market has become an artificially intelligent information processing system.
Al Qaeda and the Assassins: Could the world's most dangerous terrorist organization be directly descended by an 11th century cult of killers? A powerful historical exploration suitable for a book and/or documentary.
Berger to discuss the possibilities.
DOCUMENTARY
J.M. Berger is currently working on Sarajevo Ricochet, a television documentary being produced by Fenris Films, Oslo. The documentary investigates U.S. policy and covert action toward Bosnia during the war. It also examines the activities and financing of foreign fighters in Bosnia. The documentary is scheduled for release in Spring 2009. Berger is featured in an on-camera interview and investigative role in both Bosnia and the United States.
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.
J.M. Berger is a freelance journalist with 20 years of experience in newspapers, radio, television and the Web.
He has covered terrorism, science, entertainment, business and technology for NPR, Public Radio International, the National Geographic Channel, the San Francisco Examiner, the Boston Globe and many more.
Berger's current projects include a documentary about terrorist and extremist networks and the war in Bosnia. In addition to conducting extensive document research and reporting, he plays a major on-camera role conducting interviews in both the United States and Bosnia. The documentary is planned for a fall 2009 release. An experienced business reporter, Berger also writes about usability for the Nielsen Norman Group.
Specialties and expertise include:
Islamic terrorist networks and financing
Al Qaeda and affiliates
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Extremism and terrorist networks in Bosnia
1998 East African Embassy bombings
September 11
Oklahoma City bombing and domestic extremism
Global Muslim Brotherhood organizations
Recent employment:
Writer and editor on usability for the Nielsen Norman Group
Writer and editor of INTELWIRE.com
Lead researcher for NatGeo documentary about Al Qaeda spy Ali Mohamed
Freelance producer for NPR's The Connection
Freelance producer for NPR's On Point
Freelance producer for PRI's Here & Now
Researcher for NRK, the Norwegian national broadcasting company
Al Jazeera has posted on YouTube the full hour-long documentary "Killing Abu Baraa," which aired in 2007 as an installment of the investigative program "Top Secret with Yosri Fouda." The show focuses on the life and death of Mohammed Jamal Khalifa. INTELWIRE's J.M. Berger is featured in the program.
National Geographic Presents: Triple Cross, Bin Laden's Spy in America is now available on DVD. J.M. Berger was lead researcher for this prime-time cable television documentary about Ali Mohamed, an Al Qaeda spy who infiltrated the U.S. Army and the FBI. Click here to view a brief excerpt.
For more of J.M Berger's reporting on Ali Mohamed, see:
Nielsen Norman Group has published its 2008 Application Design Annual report, by Jakob Nielsen, Chris Nodder and J.M. Berger. The report recognizes 10 examples of excellence in application usability design, with case studies and analysis. Click here to purchase the report. Berger is currently working on the 2009 Annual. For information on how to submit your designs, click here.
Nielsen Norman Group has published its Usability Return on Investment report, by Jakob Nielsen, J.M. Berger and Shuli Gilutz. The report analyzes the return on investment from redesigning Web sites for usability, using case studies and statistical breakdowns. Click here to purchase the report.
Journalist J.M. Berger is an innovative thinker on the cutting edge of today's most important issues. From the economic collapse to global terrorism to the fringes of scientific discovery, our world is beseiged by complexity. Navigating these dangerous seas requires us to master that complexity and cut through a tangled information overload to find the truth beneath. Berger's work targets that complexity by breaking down boundaries, challenging assumptions, defying convention and creating a new kind of analysis.
J.M. Berger is currently working on Sarajevo Ricochet, a television documentary being produced by Fenris Films, Oslo. The documentary investigates U.S. policy and covert action toward Bosnia during the war. It also examines the activities and financing of foreign fighters in Bosnia. The documentary is scheduled for release in Spring 2009. Berger is featured in an on-camera interview and investigative role in both Bosnia and the United States.
