When the good guys are also bad guys
The Globe & Mail has an article today about abuses by Libyan rebels (h/t @geoffreyyork). I think it’s a good piece, and if you’ll indulge…
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African Music Friday, or, Why I wish I had Congolese thumbs
When America says “genocide,” does anyone care?
This is the uncomfortable and necessary question author Rebecca Hamilton raises over at The Atlantic today. Hamilton is the author of Fighting for Darfur,…
Read MoreSummer Reading, before the world implodes
I’m off on vacation — literally, not just the “I’m not blogging so much” kind of digital vacation I’ve been occasionally indulging in —…
Read MoreThe Dart Center Guide to Reporting on Sexual Violence
Given the recent conversation on this blog and elsewhere, I thought readers might benefit from this guide. Please share it freely with anyone who…
Read MoreWho gets to tell rape stories from Haiti?
There’s a debate raging about Mac McClelland’s reporting for Mother Jones last fall from Haiti. If you haven’t followed it, a personal essay for…
Read MoreFive Ideas on Meaningful Consent in Trauma Journalism
This post grew out of a journalism controversy, now lifetimes ago in news-years, about coverage of sexual assault. I’ve updated this post so that…
Read MoreOn the eve of the newest Sudan
South Sudan becomes the world’s newest country this weekend. For Guernica Magazine, I interview Rebecca Hamilton, author of Fighting for Darfur and the Washington…
Read MoreTwitter revolutions?
‘Tis the season of revolutions — American independence day, Rwandan independence and liberation days — and right on that timely little wave, I have…
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Did Twitter & Facebook Really Build a Global Revolution?
Social media: From Iran to Tunisia and Egypt and beyond, Twitter and Facebook are the power tools of civic upheaval – but social media…
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