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
Culture
PRI's The World
February 27, 2015
Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing Spock in the original "Star Trek" TV show and many of the franchise's movies, died on Friday at the age of 83
Arts
PRI's The World
February 03, 2015
Weavers in Afghanistan and Pakistan have long used military-themed designs on their rugs. Now drones are getting their turn as a rug motif.
Culture
PRI's The World
January 23, 2015
Finding and developing previously-forgotten film has been Levi Bettweiser's hobby for almost two years, and he created the Rescued Film Project to document his finds. Now a big new trove of World War II photos has the project in the spotlight.
Technology
PRI's 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
PRI's 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.