Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Europe's Soft Powerlessness

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This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on 20 May 2008. ======= Any dictator concerned about Western condemnation o...
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Even Less Foreign News

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This originally appeared on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 15 May 2008. ======= Last week's announcement that Radio Free Europe/Radio ...
Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Oh My Gosh, Pirates!

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I wrote this with my then colleague, Daniela Kroslak, for the International Herald Tribune , which ran it on 29 April 2008. ======= Stra...
Friday, 29 February 2008

Afghanistan: The Prince and the Press

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This was originally published on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 29 February 2008. ======= So, Prince Harry has been fighting in Afghanista...
Sunday, 30 December 2007

Georgia: Going off Script

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The Guardian ran this on 30 December 2007. ======= It is almost certain that the first serious international media story in 2008 will b...
Saturday, 15 December 2007

US: No Satire, No News

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This originally appeared on my Reuters AlerNet blog on 15 December 2007. ======= Everyone who thought American television news couldn...
Monday, 10 December 2007

Belgium Is Not Rwanda

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From my Reuters AlertNet blog, 10 December 2007. ======= Blaming the media is an easy game every politician plays, but here in Belgium,...
Tuesday, 4 December 2007

EU-Africa Summit: Get Beyond Bob

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From my Reuters AlertNet blog on 4 December 2007. ======= Here's a challenge to all European journalists intending to write about t...
Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Teddy Bear Arrested in Sudan

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This piece was my reaction to the "Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case" . When I published it on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 28 No...
Tuesday, 20 November 2007

Let Al Jazeera English Speak

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The Boston Globe ran this under the headline "News without the nonsense" on 20 November 2007, and I was very happy to see it get...
Sunday, 12 August 2007

The Far North of Sudan: The Next Conflict?

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This originally appeared on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 12 August 2007. ======= While the world's media are concentrating on the de...
Wednesday, 25 July 2007

The "Darfur Lifestyle" in Italy

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This originally appeared as a post on my blog at Reuters AlertNet on 25 July 2007. ======= One of the most-embarrassing videos I've...
Tuesday, 3 July 2007

Useless Coverage of Summits

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I posted this on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 3 July 2007. ======= The "lobster summit" between Bush and Putin reminds us all ...
Thursday, 7 June 2007

Darfur: Unhelpful Media Diversions

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This appeared on my Reuters AlertNet blog and was crossposted on the Globe for Darfur group blog, on 7 June 2007. ======= Over the pas...
Tuesday, 15 May 2007

Von Taschkent zum Narren gehalten

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This piece originally ran in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 15 May 2007. ======= Vor fünf Jahren sah es so aus, als könnten ein paar...