It is still not uncommon to hear South Africans say that they’re going on a business trip or holiday “in Africa” – as if…
Tag: Journalism
The last Journalists in a dictatorship
Anjan Sundaram’s new book, Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship, takes aim at the vaunted position Rwanda enjoys…
How to report on the student protests in South Africa
Following protest action at the University of Cape Town and Wits University in Johannesburg against higher fees, student…
The War Story We Need Right Now
American media (and Western media in general) like their “bridge” characters; basically placing a (usually) white Wester…
Confessions of three humanitarians
There are days we’d sacrifice our colleagues/morals/integrity to avoid trawling through BS on the Internet. But we could…
Thoughts on Xenophobia from a South African in Mozambique
When you spend time in another country, you don’t expect news from home on the local television channels every nig…
Vice News and the war against Boko Haram
If you love violence and video games, watch the recent Vice News report, “The War against Boko Haram” posted on Youtube …
The problem with the word “genocide”
A century ago, Turkish forces slaughtered more than one million Armenian children, women, and men. This weekend, public …
#AfricanLivesMatter, Why Do They Not Mourn Along With Us?
One week ago, one hundred and forty seven/147 young adults met their death at the hands of terrorists in Garissa, Kenya.…
Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram
In the weeks leading up to the Nigerian election this weekend (official results expected sometime today), Reuters stirre…