To mark South Sudan’s first anniversary, read this
Journalism loves anniversaries, and South Sudan’s first anniversary of independence (or, as it’s been dubbed in places, its “birthday”) is a naturally an occassion for a closer look at everything that’s happened in the last year. One thing to watch: Reuters invested in an entire week of South Sudan special coverage, starting with a piece [...]
What’s one thing everyone in the world things belongs to them?
Maggi! Check out Aurora Almendral’s fabulous radio piece about Maggi, that most ubiqutous of seasonings. It immediately brings Rwanda to my mind — and it turns out I’m not alone. Aurora Almendral finds the most wonderful voice in Divine Muragijimana, a Burundian bereft of Maggi in her first few years here. She spent those years [...]
Thank you, Site Lock!
Like most modern consumers, I have a hell of a time getting almost anything done, almost anywhere, and every time I think I figured out what I need to do and what it’s going to cost, someone says, “And for [thing I thought I made clear I needed], there will be a $[giant] additional fee.” [...]
Things to watch: On reproductive rights around the world
I’m in Kenya for a few days, at a meeting in a hotel that has TVs in the room, so I’m catching up on my Al Jazeera. There’s a wonderful series called “Birthrights” that looks at reproductive health issues around the world. So far, there’s pieces up from Ethiopia, Vietnam and Guatemala. And get a [...]
$1 million for African media, $100,000 at a time
Enter your best ideas! Share This: For Immediate Release: May 10, 2012 Contact: Sonja Matanovic, Communications Director Telephone: 202.349.7624, smatanovic@icfj.org Call for Entries: $1 Million African News Innovation Challenge Africa’s first major contest designed to promote the development of digital media products and innovations is now accepting applications. African [...]
If you want to #coverthenight, also read this — Beyond #Kony2012: Advocacy, Activism and Africa
I’m thrilled to join the company of some stellar thinkers, doers and writers in “Beyond Kony2012.” I’ve offered a chapter called “Ethical or Exploitative: Stories, Advocacy and Suffering,” an analytic look at trauma stories in journalism and advocacy contexts. The book is free for two weeks, via LeanPub,. Go download it. Share it with others. [...]
I am a freelance journalist and multimedia producer who covers human rights, Africa and foreign affairs. [