Graham Holliday of Frontline Club linked first on March 19, 2010 at 10:20AM EDT
Graham said: "A fellatory forecast of Rwanda's bright ICT future has me huffing about human rights, while a screed that makes Kigali sound like an African Pyongyang has me extolling the virtues of, yes, the Rwandan renaissance. In Rwanda, you feel compelled to take sides - so much so that, at times, I feel like I'm arguing less out of conviction than out of a need to have that conviction. But most days, everything is a bit muddled in my head. When writing about Rwanda, when talking about Rwanda, when living in Rwanda, we're still grappling with the ghosts of a past we only dimly understand."
Ryan Sholin of Publish2 linked first on March 18, 2010 at 11:55AM EDT
Ryan said: Paul Balcerak reverses the information stream, and instead of asking readers for photos, or feeding them unfiltered breaking news, he asks them a simple question: What do you need to know right now?
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Greg Linchof Publish2 March 19, 2010 at 12:20AM EDT
Greg Linch said: In a great example of challenging assumptions, Paul Blacerak flips disaster coverage on its head. We're already seeing things move in the direction he discuseses, such as with missing persons databases after the Haiti earthquake.
Graham Holliday of Frontline Club linked first on March 18, 2010 at 2:50AM EDT
Graham said: "Umuseso, a Kinyarwanda newspaper published a photograph of Agaba Godwin in its December 31, 2006 to January 6, 2007 issue, warning the public not to transact any business with him on their behalf. In the same message, it was indicated that Godwin Agaba had been sacked for extortion and warned that he was still masquerading as their employee."
Graham Holliday of Frontline Club linked first on March 11, 2010 at 2:06AM EST
Graham said: Ten Rwandan newspaper and radio journalists will be selected to undertake a one week professional internship at News International a UK subsidiary of News Corporation that is owned by world's media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch.