Loving the imaginary and the real
India was my first encounter with otherness, the discovery of a new world. It was at the same time a great lesson in humility. I… Read More »Loving the imaginary and the real
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
links for 2007-02-13
Firefighters’ windfall comes with a catch – The Boston Globe Cheshire – the town next to my hometown – is inexplicably given a $665,962 homeland… Read More »links for 2007-02-13
Zimbabwe: Where’s the breaking point?
When I visited Zimbabwe in September of last year, one US dollar bought $500 new Zimbabwean dollars on the “black market”. (The term “black market”… Read More »Zimbabwe: Where’s the breaking point?
Pitchfork media, Tunisia, Tatooine and me
It’s hard to know what to expect when you get an interview request from Pitchfork Media. After all, the Pitchfork folks are the cooler-than-thou indie… Read More »Pitchfork media, Tunisia, Tatooine and me
Coming to you live, from Reykjavik…
A colleague – a funder of Global Voices, actually – scheduled a meeting. Since most of the attendees are in Europe, it seemed reasonable to… Read More »Coming to you live, from Reykjavik…
300 foreign correspondents overseas. And 3,000 in Washington DC?
I’ve been thinking a lot about foreign correspondents and the need for reporting from other nations since writing about Jill Carroll’s paper a few days… Read More »300 foreign correspondents overseas. And 3,000 in Washington DC?