Slow news week?
My friend Daniel Beck doesn’t travel as much as I do (nor do most airline pilots), so the constant background noise of cable “news” isn’t… Read More »Slow news week?
SXSW: Blogging where speech isn’t free
My friend Jon Lebkowsky put together a really excellent group for our panel at SXSW. The panel focused on the challenges of blogging in countries… Read More »SXSW: Blogging where speech isn’t free
Democracy in Dakar
I’m guilty of the same attention crimes I’ve accused the mainstream media of: I’ve been writing about tragedies and crises on the African continent at… Read More »Democracy in Dakar
The good part of yesterday…
The bad part of yesterday – some guy poked me in the eye with a sharp needle. And I paid for the privilege. The good… Read More »The good part of yesterday…
Reuters’ (and Global Voices’) new Africa coverage
Our friends at Reuters launched a new site today – an Africa-focused site that lets readers drill down to stories on individual nations. On the… Read More »Reuters’ (and Global Voices’) new Africa coverage
Pining for the fjords…
At Global Voices we’re excited about cross-cultural encounters, moments where people from different countries start talking to one another on common issues, like the dialog… Read More »Pining for the fjords…