In Africa, Reporters Face Ethical Questions When Reporting on Rape
Kigali, Rwanda — But first, a quick news update: A Congolese colonel is going to jail for his sex crimes. It’s the first such…
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Reporters and Rape II: Readers’ trust and trauma stories
But first, a quick news update: A Congolese colonel is going to jail for his sex crimes. It’s the first such conviction — and…
Read MoreOn Reporters and Rape: Three ideas worth rising above the cacophony
There’s been a bevy of people with opinions on Lara Logan’s unfortunate trauma in Egypt. In case you’ve missed it, the chief foreign correspondent…
Read MoreRecommended Reading: On Darfur, Detroit, bad memoirs and perfect grape leaves
I’ve been working quite a lot lately, and I tend to balance that by avoiding this whole Internet 2.0 thing and going analog —…
Read MoreIf you work in human rights, go to this talk
A few years ago, I wrote about Patrick Ball for the Christian Science Monitor. It’s one of my favorite stories, in part because he’s…
Read MoreAn ode to Harper’s Magazine, and a plea to help save it
When I was growing up in West Virginia, pretty much the greatest weekend possible was convincing a parent to go on — or, at…
Read MoreIn Cote d’Ivoire, Ouattara says watch what happens next
Alassane Ouattara, who AllAfrica.com called “the internationally recognized president of Cote d’Ivoire,” which seems a good way of handling that linguistic problem, gave a…
Read MoreUgandan Opposition: “If the ruling party can steal votes, we can totally plagiarize”
There are some rather surprising similarities between British Prime Minister David Cameron’s political manifesto and the one Ugandan opposition candidate Kizza Besigye wrote. Remarkable,…
Read MoreWitchcraft: Getting better all the time
Principles of the poorest performing schools in South Africa are blaming witchcraft for their students’ lackluster marks. Apparently, the students are suspicious of each…
Read MoreDo good trauma journalism? Consider applying for a Dart Award
For any journalists who cover trauma — or for others who value that good journalism and want to nominate your favorite best example of…
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