Max J. Rosenthal

Digital Editor

Max J. Rosenthal is a former Digital Editor PRI.org. He has previously reported for The Huffington Post in Beirut and Cairo, and the Associated Press in Jerusalem. He's also a veteran of the US Army and a so-so Arabic speaker. He's covered mostly foreign news and military affairs, but also loves a good sports story and anything space-related.

Max holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Columbia Journalism School.

Recent Stories

Technology

The year of surveillance is finally over

The World

December 30, 2014

Surveillance was all over the news in 2014, and we learned plenty of new ways governments and companies have found to track everyday users. Here's a list of eight ways we found out our privacy was under attack this year.

Conflict

The Army is getting serious about cyberwarfare

The World

December 12, 2014

Modern war isn't always fought on a physical battlefield, and the US Army is making new moves to try and keep hackers and cyber attacks away from its computers. Yet some of these vital battles are being fought by young men and women who are new to the field themselves.

Global Politics

Kim Jong-Un is back! Who cares?

The World

October 13, 2014

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un finally made another public appearance on Monday, or so the country's state media claims. But no matter what, his disappearance — and reemergence — didn't seem to have much of an effect in North Korea itself.

Justice

More and more cities are saying goodbye, Columbus

The Takeaway

October 13, 2014

For one community, Columbus Day is a marker of genocide and shame. For another, it's a celebration of history and heritage. Now some cities like Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis are siding with the former, rebranding the holiday as Indigenous Peoples Day.

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