Chris Shumway

Chris is an associate editor for The NewStandard. He works as an instructor in the Department of Communication at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to teaching classes in video production and working for The NewStandard, Chris is a local media activist. He has given numerous talks on media ownership and the effects of corporatization and commercialism on local journalism.

In 2003, Chris co-authored the book "Digital Dilemmas: Ethical Issues for Online Media Professionals" (Blackwell/Iowa State Press). He has an M.A. in Media Studies from the New School University.

Previous contributions to The NewStandard (151):

• 07/08/05 Lack of Funding, Security Holds Back Rebuilding of Iraq’s Water System
• 07/06/05 Iraqi women burned with acid for non-religious clothing
• 07/01/05 More Halliburton Abuses, Special Treatment Revealed
• 06/22/05 Iraqi Justice Minister Accuses U.S. of Delaying Saddam Questioning
• 06/22/05 U.S.-backed Security Forces Using Saddam-era Torture, Official Says
• 06/20/05 Departing Afghanistan Envoy Pledges to Use Same Approach in Iraq*
• 06/16/05 Tuberculosis cases on the rise in Iraq
• 06/07/05 New Iraqi Gov’t May Cut Jobs, Social Programs Under IMF Plan
• 06/07/05 Most Costs of Iraq War Remain Immeasurable
• 05/27/05 Iraqi Forces to Encircle Baghdad in Security Lockdown
• 05/19/05 U.S. Offensive Causes Humanitarian Crisis, Nets Few Rebels
• 05/18/05 Iraqi Gov’t Orders Freeze on Mosque Raids
• 05/18/05 Iraqis Endure Worse Conditions Than Under Saddam, UN Survey Finds
• 05/13/05 Troops Who Refused Iraq Duty Meet Different Fates in Court
• 05/11/05 CIA Won’t Turn Over Iraqi Intelligence Unit, Secret Files to New Gov’t
• 05/09/05 U.S. Took Eyes Off Mercenaries, $96M in Iraq, New Audits Find
• 04/29/05 Italian Ex-hostage Disputes Results of Shooting Inquiry
• 04/29/05 Belgian Doctors Bill U.S. After Treating Wounded Iraqi Girl
• 04/29/05 Chalabi Named Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Acting Oil Minister
• 04/28/05 MDs Suggest Depleted Uranium Behind Increase in Iraqi Deformities
• 04/22/05 U.S. Military Held Iraqis ‘Hostage,’ New Documents Reveal
• 04/20/05 ‘Wish Lists’ Drafted by U.S. Interrogators Urged Torture of Iraqis
• 04/19/05 New Iraqi President Favors Use of Militias Against Insurgents
• 04/19/05 Health Officials Fear Outbreak of Hepatitis in Iraq
• 04/15/05 U.S. Blames Own Contracting Rules for Iraq Reconstruction Failures
• 04/15/05 Washington Turning Away Threatened Iraqi Refugees
• 04/11/05 Iraqis protest U.S. occupation
• 04/08/05 As New Iraqi Gov’t Takes Shape, Next Steps Remain Tenuous
• 04/08/05 Iraqi man says U.S. holding mom, sister ‘hostage’
• 04/07/05 U.S. soldiers wound CBS cameraman
• 04/07/05 Army Settles With Halliburton in Iraq Billing Dispute
• 04/06/05 U.S. Admits Iraq Prison Riot; ICRC Wants Investigation
• 04/05/05 New Iraqi Speaker Backed Fallujah Assault, Privatization
• 04/05/05 U.S. Partly Relents in Case Against Mercenary Firm Accused of Fraud
• 04/01/05 U.S. Commander OK’ed Extra Interrogation Techniques
• 04/01/05 U.S. Excuses Mercenary Firm Accused of Defrauding Taxpayers
• 03/31/05 U.S. Holding More Than 10,000 Prisoners in Iraq
• 03/31/05 Child Malnutrition in Iraq Increases Under U.S. Occupation, Says UN
• 03/30/05 Iraqi Parliament in ‘Crisis’; Reporters Forced Out of Heated Session
• 03/30/05 Rise of Extremism, Islamic Law Threaten Iraqi Women
• 03/29/05 Iraqi Minister Warns People Not to Protest
• 03/29/05 Ballistic Missiles, Weapons-making Gear Missing in Iraq
• 03/28/05 Iraqi, US Officials Backtrack on Claims about Commando Raid
• 03/24/05 Accounts of Iraq Raid Rife With Discrepancies
• 03/24/05 Navy SEALs Sue Over Publication of Iraq Abuse Photos
• 03/23/05 Pentagon Kills Investigation Into Case of Abused Reuters Workers
• 03/22/05 Privatization, Corruption Mar Iraq’s Recovery, New Report Finds
• 03/21/05 Tens of thousands protest Iraq war on 2nd anniversary
• 03/17/05 Italy May Withdraw from Iraq
• 03/16/05 Reputed Terrorist Al-Zarqawi Still Shrouded in U.S.-Fed Myth, Mystery