With this death, losing a way of seeing — and being in — the world
Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, two eminent photographers and journalists, were killed yesterday in Libya. I’d learned about Tim’s work from Glenna Gordon, whose…
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Saving the man who’s trying to save Congo
This is a remarkable testament to the kind of work that happens behind the scenes of journalism. Good foreign reporting only happens when locals,…
Read MoreIf the clothes make the man, the kitenge makes the woman
Here’s an absolutely fascinating look at wax prints — what we journalists like to describe as “colorful African fabrics.” I still haven’t come up…
Read MoreFollowing Ugandans on foot as they #walk2work
My occasional internet addiction finally proves useful as I follow the news in Uganda, where Museveni’s biggest challenger in the February elections is now…
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Today is the 17th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, and Kigali is quiet, as it has been every year I’ve witnessed…
Read MoreLet’s play, “Why is this news?”
In this report from Uganda (slow down! 20 clicks a month!) we learn that: A man tried to steal a motorcycle in Kampala. A…
Read MoreUganda finds easiest Security Council sanctions loophole ever
In order to comply with UN sanctions, Uganda froze the assets of Tropical Bank, “99.6875 percent” owned by Libya, according to Bloomberg. (The other…
Read MoreLove that DIY aid? Here’s a chance to show it
This is the kind of private-life post that I generally prefer to leave out of my blogging, but sometimes exceptions need to be made….
Read MoreIn crisis, who is media for?
Among the many talents of my friend Aaron Ernst is one for language. He recently translated tweets from a victim of the earthquake in…
Read MoreWhy an American lawyer is pulling the plug — literally — on a Rwandan refugee
There’s a lot to be horrified by in this New York Times story about the treatment of a Rwandan refugee named Rachel Nyirahabiyambere, in a…
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