Monthly Archives: July 2010
A spicy nation — and why. Local-Global stories waiting to happen.
NPR had a fun piece today about how the United States is now a spicier nation. U.S. Is A Spicier Nation (Literally) Since 1970s I am glad to see that seasoning other than salt is making its way into the … Continue reading
Filed under Connections, Story Ideas
Why is Pakistan media quiet about the Kabul Diaries?
A look at the deafening silence in Pakistan over the Kabul War Diary WikiLeak issue. Madiha Sattar, senior assistant editor for The Herald in Karachi, talks about how and why it took so long for ANYTHING to be said in … Continue reading
Filed under International News Coverage
SNAFU: US Military Pays Off Afghan Journalists
This really should not be a surprise to anyone. And I was expecting this. I just read documents more slowly than others. Leaked files indicate U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories Buried among the 92,000 classified documents released … Continue reading
Filed under International News Coverage, Middle East, Press Freedom
Colombian journalist granted visa by US
Hollman Morris got the visa he needed to accept his Nieman Fellowship at Harvard. Morris was initially denied a visa under a provision of the PATRIOT ACT. U.S. reverses decision and grants visa to Colombian journalist Hollman Morris First posted … Continue reading
Filed under South America
Honduras government slow to prosecute killers of journalists
There is probably no Central American country that has held so much attention in the past year than Honduras. A group of center-right forces depose the leftist government. The country is cut off from the rest of the world because … Continue reading
Filed under Central America
