Posts Tagged “Africa”

Tyeler Hicks Famine photo

August 7, 2011

Photo Makes Somalia’s Famine Front Page News : The Picture Show : NPR On Aug. 2, when most U.S. papers ran a front page photograph of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ return to the House, The New York Times went with Hicks’ (…)

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#feb17voices Libya

February 27, 2011

Feb 17 voices reaching into Libya, tweeting and relaying Libyan voices in real time. via Audioboo / Feb 17 voices feb17voices. More info: On The Media, 2.27.2011 Getting stories out. Report from Libya on Democracy Now

In search of an African revolution

February 21, 2011

In search of an African revolution – important article International media is following protests across the ‘Arab world’ but ignoring those in Africa. byAzad Essa from Al Jazeera English.

Tunisians Document Protests Online

January 23, 2011

An image from a Tunisian blog of students in the capital, Tunis, who arranged themselves to spell out the words “No to Murder” in Arabic on Monday. Tunisians Document Protests Online – NYTimes.com. and more Video That Triggered Tunisia’s Uprising

Tactical Media & good old documentary

February 10, 2010

One Million voices against FARC Article About movement Colombia Soy Yo and came across this

searching for an image of his father

November 24, 2009

How My Father LookedBy SULAIMAN ADDONIA

Shirin Neshat, Shahzia Sikander, & Wangechi Mutu

November 16, 2009

Came across this great link between two artists I love A Conversation with Shirin Neshat and Shahzia Sikander and discovered: Wangechi Mutu

Plane crash into VIP lounge – video

November 14, 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8360342.stm witness video of aftermath of crash in Rwanda

Misc posts

October 6, 2009

Rwanda Genocide news and history Human Rights Watch BBC photos: Indonesian EarthquakeRecent Tehran protests