![]() Laufer's first major exposure to immigration issues dates to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1980, when he reported from Afghan refugee camps for NBC Radio. Nightmare Abroad was a pioneering study of Americans incarcerated overseas. Cocaine Hunger was the first network broadcast to literally trace the drug from the jungles of Bolivia to the streets of America, and alerted the nation to the avalanching crises caused by the consumption of crack cocaine. A Loss for Words exposed the magnitude and impact of illiteracy in America. Hunger in America documented malnutrition in our contemporary society. Healing the Wounds was an analysis of ongoing problems afflicting Vietnam War veterans. While a globe-trotting correspondent for NBC News, Laufer also reported, wrote, and produced several documentaries and special event broadcasts for the network that dealt with social issues, including the first nationwide live radio discussion of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He is the James Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. Peter David Laufer is an independent American journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker working in traditional and new media. ![]()
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