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Michael Clifford Longman

Michael Clifford Longman is a freelance journalist based in New York who contributes to CityLimits and Public News Service. He worked in radio and television news in New Orleans for 25 years. Follow him on Twitter at @mlcliff.
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He Blew the Whistle on My Lai—Would Ridenhour Be Digging-Into Drones in 2013?

by Michael Clifford Longman

I scanned social media headlines on my way to this year’s Ridenhour Awards at the National Press Club. The awards, which I covered last year for the Washington Monthly, have significantly elevated the profile of whistleblowers. I was looking for a couple of issues that I thought might have grabbed Ron Ridenhour’s attention. Did the […]