Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Sex and War

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This is a book review I originally wrote for my blog at Reuters AlertNet on 16 September 2009, which also appeared in much shorter form in ...
Monday, 18 May 2009

Without Foreign Coverage, We Miss More Than News

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This is a piece I originally wrote for my blog at Reuters AlertNet under the title, "Welcome to a World without Foreign Correspondents...
Monday, 11 May 2009

Sri Lanka's 50,000 Hostages

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This article appeared in the The Guardian on 11 May 2009. ======= The police have the building surrounded. Inside, a dangerous gunman h...
Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Sri Lanka's Plight Highlighted at World Press Freedom Day

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Attending the World Press Freedom Day conference in 2009, I was inspired by one speech in particular, and I was glad to get permission to be...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Sri Lanka: The Other "100 days"

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This originally appeared on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 28 April 2009. ======= It seems the media have been gearing up for the "10...
Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Media: If You Are Not Covering Sri Lanka Right Now, Why Not?

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I posted this on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 21 April 2009. ======= "A mass slaughter of civilians will take place Tuesday at noon...
Friday, 17 April 2009

Somalia: The Key to Security at Sea Is Stability on Land

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My Crisis Group colleague, Daniela Kroslak, and I wrote this short comment for The Independent , which ran it on 17 April 2009. ======= ...
Friday, 3 April 2009

An Overview of Media Development in Post-Conflict Transition

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This piece formed the basis of a speech I delivered to a European Union workshop on "the Role of Media in Conflict Prevention" on ...
Thursday, 19 March 2009

Fake Champagne and Life-saving Drugs

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This originally ran on my Reuters AlterNet blog on 19 March 2009. ======= How is sparkling wine like a life-saving drug in developing w...
Monday, 16 March 2009

The Changing Face of Foreign News Coverage

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This piece ran on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 16 March 2009. ======= While articles about the changing media landscape are these days a...
Thursday, 5 March 2009

International Media Response to Indictment of Bashir

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This appeared on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 5 March 2009. ======= If the answer is "six milliseconds", the question surely i...
Friday, 20 February 2009

Real Security in Central Asia Is Not a "Great Game"

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Sometimes, I just hate clichés like the plague. I wrote this for my Reuters AlterNet blog on 20 February 2009. ======= Even if you don’...
Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Somalia’s Slim Hope

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This article, by and my collegue Daniela Kroslak and me, was published in Reuters comment pages, "The Great Debate" , on 10 Februa...
Thursday, 5 February 2009

Stop Reporting Somalia?

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This originally appeared on my Reuters AlertNet blog on 5 February 2009. ======= As if anyone needed reminding how difficult it is to w...
Monday, 26 January 2009

BBC Should Overturn Its Refusal to Show Gaza Appeal

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This originally ran on my Reuters Alertnet blog on 26 January 2009. ======= With foot clearly in the crosshairs, the BBC has decided no...