This is my contribution to the journalism workshop I am attending at the moment where I was privileged to be on the panel discussing the intersection between the old and new media. On the panel with me were Emmabenji (emmabenji.canalblog.com, tunisia), Mohammed Zainabi (zainabi.com, morocco), Yazid Haddar (psycho.dzblog.com, algeria) and Daoud Kuttab (ammannet.net, jordan – …
Month: May 2008
I’m off on my travels again, this time to Casablanca, Morocco to attend the North Africa Citizen Journalism Workshop where I will be present on two panels and look forward to learning from the others’ experiences, and hope to impart some of mine too. Now, keeping with the Den’s traditions, it behooves me to announce …
WARNING: MOVIE SPOILER AHEAD! What’s worse than shattering a boyish myth? Nothing! When a dearly held myth is destroyed, one is left completely exhausted and drained. Despondent. And left with that age-old question: WHY? After watching the completely disappointing fourth instalment last night, I felt that I should have gone with my gut instinct and …
Two pieces of international news are hitting our screens regarding Bahrain that deserve a mention: The first is that Bahrain has been elected once again to the Human Rights Council – congratulations! The other is that it has slipped 9 places in this year’s Global Peace Index – commiserations. The first, though welcome news, needs …
Yes, I’m resurrecting the issue again. I realised that I don’t like it much because it forces you to install what they call applications which in turn forces you to share your private information regardless of what you think. You can’t even read a message someone sends you unless you agree to install an application …