Making space for sadness
I hadn’t found space yet to cry this week. As the election results came in, I was out bowling with my students, and as they… Read More »Making space for sadness
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
What happens when mistrust wins – my speech at the Colombian national journalism prize
I spent yesterday in Bogota, Colombia, as the invited guest of the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón BolÃvar, offering a speech on the future of… Read More »What happens when mistrust wins – my speech at the Colombian national journalism prize
This crazy election: Denial of Service attacks on Democracy
Reading Facebook before bed last night, amidst the Halloween costumes and candy haul photos, I saw this headline: “How to choose between the most corrupt,… Read More »This crazy election: Denial of Service attacks on Democracy
Dumpsterfire 2016: What To Do When You Have No Idea What To Do
After the last presidential debate, I wrote on Twitter that the whole experience had left me wanting to take a shower… in sulfuric acid. Looking… Read More »Dumpsterfire 2016: What To Do When You Have No Idea What To Do
Going Solo – On hating and accepting change
I have not been writing much about my divorce on this blog – I’ve kept most of that discussion on Facebook. I thought this post,… Read More »Going Solo – On hating and accepting change
Massive National Prison Strike! Maybe. We don’t know. That’s a problem.
Yesterday, prisoners around the US began a strike protesting unpaid, underpaid and forced labor. Maybe. We think. Led by prisoners in Alabama and Texas, incarcerated… Read More »Massive National Prison Strike! Maybe. We don’t know. That’s a problem.