June 2011
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Hiding the Real Africa - Why NGOs prefer bad news
If you haven’t seen it - a fascinating read on the dangers of an uncritical alliance between NGOs and journalists reporting on Africa:
Gelfand says that her Oxfam experience helped her to understand just how much attention ngos put on getting their story told. “All the talking points are carefully worked out…. It’s a huge bureaucracy and there are as many levels of control as in any...
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Who will lead Yemen now? →
csmonitor:
Yemen’s main political opposition accepted a transfer of power to the country’s vice president after President Ali Abdullah Saleh traveled to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment following an attack on his compound Friday. But it’s unclear who will replace President Saleh more permanently if he doesn’t return, and whether Vice President Abdul Rabu Mansoor Hadi will be accepted by the...
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May 2011
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Although depressing, it is worth reading.
– Tony Stohne, via our Facebook page, regarding the Toxic Europe project.
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Water: The other oil
Image by Rebecca Hamilton. Abyei, Sudan, 2010.
In a move southern leaders called a “declaration of war,” north Sudanese troops invaded the flashpoint border town of Abyei, Sudan over the weekend.
But why does Abyei matter? Hint: it’s not just about the oil.
For the people who live here – who have never seen any benefits from oil and don’t believe they ever will, the talk...
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Abyei, Sudan: The declaration of war you may not...
“If not de-escalated, this could be the shot heard round Sudan,” - John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, to The New York Times
Northern Sudanese troops appear to have taken control of Abyei, a flashpoint town straddling the border between north and south Sudan.
Leaders in southern Sudan called the invasion a declaration of war.
Doctors Without Borders treated 42 wounded in the...
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NewsHour or Family Guy?
Iron Man 2 or Waiting for Superman?
We constantly make choices between consuming information junk food versus information veggies. Google, Yahoo! News and Facebook keep track of those choices and alter our search results accordingly based on what they think you’ll click on. Too many veggies? Too much junk food? Sometimes, an algorithm based on your clicks can throw...
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The Long Haul (Why Journalism is Worth Investing...
To say it’s been a busy year for breaking news internationally would be a dramatic understatement. We’ve seen a historic vote in Sudan, a massive earthquake in Japan, uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, bin Laden killed in Pakistan—and it’s only May.
Yet, these are austere times for newsrooms. Slashing staff, closing bureaus and limited budgets—both financial and...
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non-existant asked: Awesome tumblr :)
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Afghanistan: Osama bin Who?
In Oqa, a small village in northern Afghanistan:
Most residents have never heard of Osama bin Laden
Or September 11th
And have never seen any of the billions in international aid money pouring into the country since 2001 reach their village.
“Osama bin Laden’s death has no effect in Oqa. Life here can only get better if the government starts caring. But this? This isn’t a government....
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The shape of the world by 2100, (also: we are...
guardian:
What is the world’s population according to the latest UN estimates? See when it will hit 10 billion - and which countries are growing fastest with our interactive
Lots of population news in the world this week. Actually, do you have a population story idea? Because we (Pulitzer Center + National Geographic + NewsHour) want to fund your travel to make it happen (if it is awesome,...
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HOORAY. We launched a great new project, Ghana: Oil City Stories, that all you lovely people should go to now (stop reading this). It’s all about Ghana’s recent entry into the oil producer’s club, and the tough and complex waters the Ghanaian government will have to navigate in the coming years.
But that doesn’t mean the road ahead won’t be perilous. Oil money...
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April 2011
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The Bloody Crossroads →
At 6:45 am, Golf reported six more injuries and called again, frantically, for reinforcements. The company was now caught in a textbook ambush, with the Maoists occupying the raised ground and the CRPF pinned down in an open field, under fire, or so it seemed, from all sides. A Maoist machine-gunner on the top of a hill was picking off targets at will, even as guerrillas taking cover in shallow...
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By morning, Kaduna’s Muslim neighborhoods were on fire.
Nigerians have a...
– The elections in Nigeria are over, but the violence may just be beginning. Joe Bavier describes the current violence and the religious divide behind it. 5 tags
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soupsoup:
Alisa Miller : The Bad News About The News
Please watch this.
Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why — though we want to know more about the world than ever — the US news media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs. (Recorded March 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 4:29.)
Great video, especially when paired with Ethan...
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Catastrophe in the Deadliest Village in Russia
The Caucasus is a place where easy definitions of victim and persecutor break down almost immediately.
It is clear, however, that people here have a catastrophic lack of trust in the Russian state — and that to a large extent, Russia has earned that mistrust through neglect and bad policy, helping to create a pool of disaffected young people who see little chance to control their...
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newsflick asked: Sorry guys, just want a confirmation; are you guys the official Pulitzer? If so a big welcome!
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TODAY @ 3pm ET / 12 PT Join us for ONA Issues... →
onaissues:
A good conversation on Net Neutrality and Journalism - happening now. Click the above link to get to the live feed.
Featuring Robert Hernandez, Maggie Reardon, Kat Aaron and J.G Harrington. Follow on Twitter with #ONAIssues.
Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington RIP
Chris Hondros (left) and Tim Hetherington (right)
Yesterday, two of photojournalism’s greatest were killed while covering the front lines in Misurata, Libya. Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were known for their empathetic coverage of some of the world’s worst wars. Many, many who knew them well have shared their grief and the void they have left more eloquently than I could....