This is worth your time, and perhaps your money
I’ve been neglecting the blog lately — so busy with work, the thing is so insatiable, other et cetera that make me understand why marriages fall apart around the five year mark — but I’m breaking that stupor to tell you about something I’m excited about.
That something is Makeshift magazine, ...
When the good guys are also bad guys
The Globe & Mail has an article today about abuses by Libyan rebels (h/t @geoffreyyork). I think it’s a good piece, and if you’ll indulge me a second, I’ll point out that I find the reporter Graeme Smith very deft here:
For the most part, rebels appear ...
When America says “genocide,” does anyone care?
This is the uncomfortable and necessary question author Rebecca Hamilton raises over at The Atlantic today. Hamilton is the author of Fighting for Darfur, an analysis of the anti-genocide advocacy movement in the United States, and her Atlantic piece is based on a newly declassified State Department memo ...
Summer Reading, before the world implodes
I’m off on vacation — literally, not just the “I’m not blogging so much” kind of digital vacation I’ve been occasionally indulging in — and as I pack a bag full of non-work goodies to read, I thought I’d make a few recommendations:
If you haven’t, you absolutely must read “
The Dart Center Guide to Reporting on Sexual Violence
Given the recent conversation on this blog and elsewhere, I thought readers might benefit from this guide. Please share it freely with anyone who might find these tips useful. I think they are helpful for reporting on other sensitive topics, as well. You might also be interested in my ...
Jina Moore
I am a freelance journalist and multimedia producer who covers human rights, Africa and foreign affairs. [More here]