links for 2009-01-22
A Portrait of Change – Nation%u2019s Many Faces in Extended First Family – NYTimes.com The Obama family looks nothing like past US presidential families, but… Read More »links for 2009-01-22
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
BugLabs and open-source hardware innovation
Lunch talks at the Berkman Center usually promise a challenging room, filled with smart people asking tough questions. But it’s rare that speakers have as… Read More »BugLabs and open-source hardware innovation
links for 2009-01-20
A Chill on 'The Guardian' – The New York Review of Books The editor of the Guardian talks about the complexity of current-day financial reporting,… Read More »links for 2009-01-20
The Onion’s predictions for the Bush presidency
I don’t know when The Onion stopped being a must-read website for me. Probably sometime around the time Jon Stewart became must-see TV. Or approximately… Read More »The Onion’s predictions for the Bush presidency
links for 2009-01-17
African Studies: 100 Best Books The Zimbabwe International Book Fair offers a list of Africa's best books in the 20th century. Remarkable, fascinating list. (tags:… Read More »links for 2009-01-17
Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?
While a great deal of what I write here is underinformed speculation, this piece is unusually speculative and underinformed. It’s possible that I’m flat out… Read More »Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?