Al Gore. Quieter than the Children of Uganda
My goal was to arrive at TED for Al Gore’s speech at 7pm – I beat the traffic and made it for the Children of… Read More »Al Gore. Quieter than the Children of Uganda
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
The words China doesn’t want to hear
The Washington Post has published a list of 236 keywords considered sensitive by Chinese censors. 18 of these words are obscenities – the rest are… Read More »The words China doesn’t want to hear
Blogging the TED conference
I’m writing from the front of a NWA plane, a place that’s roughly as fammiliar to me these days as my living room should be.… Read More »Blogging the TED conference
The pitch is “not level”
I’m reading Franklin Foer’s excellent “How Soccer Explains the World”, and I’m more cognisant than usual of a good sports metaphor. The UK’s chief election… Read More »The pitch is “not level”
It’s too late to prevent “The Internets”
My colleagues Rebecca MacKinnon and John Palfrey have an excellent op-ed in this week’s Newsweek International, on the role of US internet companies in China.… Read More »It’s too late to prevent “The Internets”
Photos: Not funny, and at least a little funny
My friend Andrew Heavens continues to do exemplary photojournalism from his base in Addis Ababa. (I’m working on a proposal for an Africa-wide blogging and… Read More »Photos: Not funny, and at least a little funny