Posts Tagged ‘twitter’
Twitter revolutions?
‘Tis the season of revolutions — American independence day, Rwandan independence and liberation days — and right on that timely little wave, I have a new cover story for the Christian Science Monitor’s weekly magazine (yes, we still publish on dead trees — and you should subscribe, because we are glossy and pretty and cheap) [...]
A roundup of ideas on tweeting rape
Update: For a broader look at constructing a relationship between readers and writers when covering rape and trauma, see my January/February 2011 article in the Columbia Journalism Review (PDF here with permission). For some suggestions on meaningful consent in trauma journalism, see this post. Whether we should tweet rape is a question that seems to [...]
Oh, what a small, interconnected world
The wonderful Glenna Gordon was doing her internet thing in Monrovia today, when a man named Lincoln came over and introduced himself. He had my business card, with Glenna’s email written on the back. “I’ve never seen your business card, but I recognized the picture from Twitter,” she said. And Lincoln, a friend of mine [...]
Enough with the #CNNFail, or, Why Twitter's Failings Prove We Still Need Reporters
I’m no defender of CNN, or of television news in general. (And if you can’t imagine why, I recommend Katie Couric’s recent performance on Jon Stewart). I think you get more context, nuance and information in three minutes of print than in three minutes of television, but that’s my personal opinion. And it’s confined to [...]
I am a freelance journalist and multimedia producer who covers human rights, Africa and foreign affairs. [