Regarding more than the pain of others
I have a new essay with the Boston Review, about suffering, compassion and foreign journalism (and other narratives) of Africa. I hope you’ll read…
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The 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 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 MoreEvents that are worth a New York minute — and more
Here are two upcoming events that promise to be interesting and inspiring. If you’re in the City, come on by. If you’re not, tell…
Read MoreJournalism gets tough in East Africa
The Committee to Protect Journalists is on the ball these days, raising warnings about threats against journalists in the DRC and in Kenya and…
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Should we tweet rape?
Update: This post includes content from a few others on the issue. Over the last few days, readers here and elsewhere have shared some…
Read MoreA chorus of truth-telling: On hegemony, Africa and the news
Forget h/t. An out and out handshake to @sonjasugira for a link to The Revolution Will Not Come By PowerPoint, a very unsentimental essay…
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Way up there in Canada…. Half of the sexual assault staff at a Canadian hospital center is sick, or tired — literally — and…
Read MoreGood reads
While I’m distracted from writing by mundane daily life things, check out this stuff, which comes from the “Things I’m currently reading” list… Guernica…
Read More"…Okay, now tell me where he put his hands"
This is, unhappily, the sequel to my earlier taken-down on major media coverage of rape in conflict. Turns out I have a little bit…
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