links for 2009-09-29
If you can bomb Africa to enforce good governance, why spare the US Ferocious response to Paul Collier's new book, which suggests that military intervention… Read More »links for 2009-09-29
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Twitter.org? and building models for social media
My friend and former business partner, Bo Peabody, has an op-ed in today’s Washington Post titled “Twitter.org?” He argues that social media is extremely difficult… Read More »Twitter.org? and building models for social media
Protesters killed by coup government in Guinea
Not many Afrophiles shed tears when Lansana Conté, Guinea-Conakry’s long-time strongman, died. But the military coup that followed his demise promised to pile more hardship… Read More »Protesters killed by coup government in Guinea
“The Budget” and the Amish Internet
A fascinating story you might have missed. Noam Cohen of the New York Times looks at The Budget, a newspaper in Sugar Creek, Ohio that… Read More »“The Budget” and the Amish Internet
Wanted: legitimation
So, you’re the leader of a UN member nation. You’re invited to the UN general assembly in New York. And that can be fun –… Read More »Wanted: legitimation
Harvard Forum: Focus and Faith
Canada’s International Development Research Center and Harvard’s Berkman Center are convening a conversation today and tomorrow at Harvard on the future of information and communication… Read More »Harvard Forum: Focus and Faith