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MJ etal. Thanks for your very hard work on this. It is disappointing that none of the media targets thought this was worth publishing, since I think there was real news value here. A terrific trip.

Some thoughts and possible lessons. Perhaps it is worthwhile securing a commitment with a media outlet to publish a piece like this before the trip commences, particularly if there is a hook for some specific action to be taken which we recommend, or a specific call to an action by government.

It may be that the article needed in addition to the humanitarian perspective the oped needed more of a regional or national security focus. That the survival of the Government of Jordan (and Lebanon) is really at stake and that poses a clear and present danger to the U.S. And the area becomes more of a breeding ground for terrorism and ISIS.

Nonetheless, we can use a Huff Post piece to help us in our lobbying and advocacy.

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> On Feb 3, 2016, at 9:13 AM, M.J. Altman <MJAltman@wfpusa.org> wrote:
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> Hi Dan and Hunter, I wanted to give you an update on the op-ed. We've pitched it to WaPo, Politico and Foreign Policy with no luck. We're going to make one final pitch to U.S. News & World Report today. If they don't bite by COB, it will be published on our Huffington Post channel first thing tomorrow morning.
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> Thank you for your patience and taking the time to share your experience for this piece. I'm looking forward to getting it out there!
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> Thanks again,
> ~mj