Reporter Threatened Over Female Circumcision Story
I came to Liberia to work with a newspaper reporter named Mae Azango, in the capital city, Monrovia. We were going to do a…
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Visible Liberians
Someone asked me recently how I thought Africans were responding to the Kony2012 video, since I am in Liberia. I was at a loss…
Read MoreDid you hear we halved poverty while we were all distracted by Invisible Children? And nine other things that actually happened this week
Five questions for Invisible Children and #kony2012
I’m not going to interview Invisible Children, in part because I’m a little busy at the moment. But if I did, here’s the questions…
Read MoreIn Congo, women fight rape — with radios
Things that are awesome
A brass band brings these Congolese youth more than music
In this lovely multimedia piece by Dutch duo Rachel Corner and Laurens Nijzink, we meet three Congolese kids with tragic pasts — and the…
Read MoreCalling journos in the developing world: Come cover the UN
This came to my inbox today. If you’re 25-35, already working full time as a journalist, and interested in covering the UN, you’re perfect….
Read MoreIn which I talk about women, war, peace and reproductive health at CSW today
I am not so good at the self-promotion thing, but I’m part of a panel on women in media taking place amidst the many…
Read MoreIn northern Kenya’s desert, herders get a hand — from a NASA satellite
This story starts where Kenya’s roads end — literally. The smooth tarmac that winds through Kenya’s wheat and flower fields turns to dust in…
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