Peter Laufer

Peter Laufer, PhD, is the winner of major awards for excellence in reporting—including the George Polk and Edward R. Murrow awards—and an independent journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker working in traditional and new media. He has crossed and reported from various borders around the world, including the DMZ between North and South Korea, and the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. He is the author of several other books, including Wetback Nation: The Case for Opening the Mexican–American Border. He holds the James Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.
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