IRE board protests State Dept's visa denial for Colombian investigative journalist

Hollman Morris Courtesy of Nieman Journalism Lab

The denial of his visa to attend this prestigious fellowship program – in itself a recognition of the quality of his work – is outrageous and should be immediately reconsidered.

Here are links to two stories about the denial:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070905438.html

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/07/us-bars-top-colombian-journalist-from-harvard-labeling-him-a-terrorist/1

IRE is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting in the U.S. and throughout the world.