The Civic Statuary Project
The University of Cape Town removed a controversial statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes last week, after a month of student protests. Rhodes, who build… Read More »The Civic Statuary Project
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Paying Attention to Garissa
On Thursday morning, heavily armed attackers, believed to be members of al-Shabaab, invaded Garissa University and killed 147 students. Mohamed Kuno, a high-ranking al-Shabaab official,… Read More »Paying Attention to Garissa
Global Voices at 10: Food for Thought
I spent last week in Cebu, the second largest city in The Philippines, with three hundred journalists, activists and media scholars from more than sixty… Read More »Global Voices at 10: Food for Thought
Global Voices Summit: Online Crisis Reporting
Many of the panels at the Global Voices summit offer a global perspective on difficult reporting challenges. “When the Stakes Are High and the Story… Read More »Global Voices Summit: Online Crisis Reporting
Howard French on the media’s coverage of Boko Haram massacres
Foreign correspondent, journalism professor and author Howard French recently weighed in on the debate about media coverage of Charlie Hebdo and the massacres in Baga… Read More »Howard French on the media’s coverage of Boko Haram massacres
Honor every death: Paying attention to terror in Baga, Nigeria as well as Paris
This has been an ugly week. On Wednesday, two Islamic extremists assassinated 12 people in the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The next day,… Read More »Honor every death: Paying attention to terror in Baga, Nigeria as well as Paris