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Steve Coll on the inevitable cycle of reporting that follows natural disaster
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Le Journal Hebdomadaire eulogized by Global Voices bloggers. A major development in the closing of independent media in Morocco.
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UPenn researchers study what stories get circulated via email. Turns out the key factor is stories with positive emotion, particularly stores that inspire awe. Fascinating – very different from my work studying what gets reblogged and linked to. Looking forward to reading their paper.
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Translation of a Korean-language article about use of clandestine mobile phones in North Korea to spread information. Fasciating map of an information band where people are able to get mobile service from South Korea and get information from ourside the state.
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Fascinating piece of Facebook analysis, centered on the connections between people in their public profiles and geography. Folks in the northeast and north midwest tend to connect only close to home, while other regions have distinctly different patterns.
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Thoughtful post on Vice's Liberia coverage. Like me, interested in how compelling the footage was while concerned about issues of racism, neocolonlailsm, oversimplification. Much more nuanced than most posts on the topic.
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Worthy critique from Adam Karlin of Vice's Liberia coverage. Key quote: "Bad travel is about going somewhere and reconfirming everything you thought you knew before you left, and this is exactly what Vice does in Liberia."