Gapminder
Paolo was kind enough to point me to Gapminder, a brilliant set of tools that help make intuitive sense of complex data, especially international development… Read More »Gapminder
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Thoughts before the Digital Democracy Workshop
Joi Ito and I are leading a discussion at the upcoming O’Reilly Digital Democracy Teach-In (San Diego, February 9th). In preparation, I’m trying to get… Read More »Thoughts before the Digital Democracy Workshop
Davos and Blogging
I came to Davos this year hoping to talk about entrepreneurship in Africa and media attention. I’ve ended up talking about blogging more or less… Read More »Davos and Blogging
Iraq, the Black Hole
One of my main reasons for attending Davos was to participate in a session on media criticism titled, provocatively, “We’re News, They’re Propaganda”. When it… Read More »Iraq, the Black Hole
Talking about Africa in Switzerland
Joi Ito’s decision to blog about the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos has convinced me that it’s not a bad idea to weigh in… Read More »Talking about Africa in Switzerland
The Curse of the Over-Full Life
I’m barely a day removed from Ghana and there’s half a dozen stories I still want to tell. But now I’m in Davos, encountering dozens… Read More »The Curse of the Over-Full Life