Meeting Omid Memarian
In the picture above (from Hossein Derakshan’s photo blog), the middle figure is Omid Memarian, a young Iranian journalist who, at the time, was one… Read More »Meeting Omid Memarian
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
The West Can’t Save Africa… but maybe some US MBAs can…
William Easterly, an economics professor at NYU, has an excellent column in Monday’s Washington Post titled, “The West Can’t Save Africa”. Easterly points out that… Read More »The West Can’t Save Africa… but maybe some US MBAs can…
Congressional hearings on tech in China
My colleague Rebecca MacKinnon is in Washington, DC today trying her best to follow Congressional hearings on the behaviors and possible codes of conduct for… Read More »Congressional hearings on tech in China
Apologies in advance
An apology in advance to all my regular readers – I’m on the road the next three weeks and my blogging will be highly irregular.… Read More »Apologies in advance
Yahoo! helps imprison Chinese dissident
Reporters Sans Frontieres has just reported that cyberdissident Li Zhi was imprisoned in China in 2003 on charges of “inciting subversion” based on evidence provided… Read More »Yahoo! helps imprison Chinese dissident
FON, disclosure, ethics, controversy
My friend David “El Oso” Sasaki raises some issues about FON’s marketing strategy in a recent blog post. He’s concerned that the buzz FON’s recent… Read More »FON, disclosure, ethics, controversy