I have found some interesting reports by www.cyberjournalist.net
Number of online newspapers grows
How journalists use blogs
Men, women see web differently
9/20/2005
8/13/2005
8/08/2005
Reaction to Cheat Sheet
My former professor Paul Iredale, a 30-year old REUTERS veteran, with experience
in Latin America and romantic memories from El Salvador writes:
Javier
Fraid I have to disagree with your friend on no 2. A good rule in journalism is "don't do anything to excess" and if you fill your copy with transitional devices, rather than improve the flow it will slow it down. An occasional "however" is fine - by the way you have two in your list - but "furthermore" is urgh and "for instance" is discursive and often redundant. Another good rule is "if you can do without, cut it out".
bests
paul
in Latin America and romantic memories from El Salvador writes:
Javier
Fraid I have to disagree with your friend on no 2. A good rule in journalism is "don't do anything to excess" and if you fill your copy with transitional devices, rather than improve the flow it will slow it down. An occasional "however" is fine - by the way you have two in your list - but "furthermore" is urgh and "for instance" is discursive and often redundant. Another good rule is "if you can do without, cut it out".
bests
paul
8/07/2005
Cheat Sheet - some tricks for writing
My friend Laura, an salvadorean-canadian anthropologists living in Regina, Canada, sent me recently via regular mail a Cheat Sheet for some tricks on writing "I picked up during several years of English courses".
1. Sentence variation (using long and short sentences back and forth) is good, but English is a language where shorter sencentes generally work better. So no 3 line sentences!
2. Use LOTS of transitional devices: furthermore, however, likewise, for instance, also, however, etc. These will improve the flow of your writing and will make for a much better reading. They were always my saving device.
3. Don´t use double negatives.
I.e. We don´t have no access to water (incorrect)
We don´t have any access to water (correct)
4. Try not to use contractions, especially for formal writing... so cannot instead of can´t or did not instead of didn´t.
5. Invest in a decent thesaurus. I plan on taking this advice one of these days.
1. Sentence variation (using long and short sentences back and forth) is good, but English is a language where shorter sencentes generally work better. So no 3 line sentences!
2. Use LOTS of transitional devices: furthermore, however, likewise, for instance, also, however, etc. These will improve the flow of your writing and will make for a much better reading. They were always my saving device.
3. Don´t use double negatives.
I.e. We don´t have no access to water (incorrect)
We don´t have any access to water (correct)
4. Try not to use contractions, especially for formal writing... so cannot instead of can´t or did not instead of didn´t.
5. Invest in a decent thesaurus. I plan on taking this advice one of these days.
7/21/2005
Art without borders
Georgian goldsmith Gotscha Lagidze is one of those artists who believe that art does not have borders.
By Nino Kopaleishvili
Having worked on traditional Georgian weapons and armor since he was a teenager, Lagidze reproduced a suit of armor that belonged to Prince Maurits of Nassau in 1998 for the Delft Royal Netherlands Army and Arms Museum.
Calling it his “favorite work,” Lagidze keeps another masterpiece of Prince Maurits at his delightful Dutch-style house in Roosendaal, in the south of the Netherlands.
Lagidze has been living in the Netherlands since 1994 with his wife Lela and three children Giorgi, 17, Lasha, 15, and Sophia, 9.
Lagidze has been cooperating with different museums in the Netherlands over the years and in 2003 he made a reproduction of the chain mail of Jan van Schaffelaar, Holland’s national hero from the 15th century.
“The work on it continued for three-four years. To help raise funds, it was decided to make the armor in the style that St. George dressed. It was important not to violate historical rules,” he states.
In 1999 Lagidze received first prize at the international forum in Luxembourg for modern art in steel. “I took my miniature to the forum before it was completed. The event was really important,” he said.
In addition to working on different projects Lagidze also teaches at Amsterdam State University. However, he admits there are not many students who are interested in work on steel, mainly for commercial reasons.
“Such things are difficult to do and this art is disappearing gradually,” he says. “But it is such an intellectual discipline.”
Now he plans to try his hand in other fields more available to public. “Now I am designing street lamps which are for the public. The first ten copies will be produced soon,” he says.
Chain mail of the famous Georgian King
Earlier this year, Lagidze received an offer from the Georgian playwright Dato Turashvili to design chain mail for a film about Georgia’s famous king Davit Aghmashenebeli.
“Probably I will travel to Tbilisi. It is important to do it in Tbilisi,” he says. “The chain mail of Davit Aghmashenebeli is not on a fresco. That is why I want to do it not only for the movie, but for a museum.”
His love for designing old war equipment exists hand in hand with his love of Georgian history. He was particularly interested in Khevsurian armor and often traveled to the region to study this equipment in the years 1985-88.
“Everything started from my teacher Juansher Jurkhadze, who taught me history,” he says.
“Once I had a knife that I made myself. He took it and said it was no good. The next day he presented me with a little sword,” he said.
Later, Lagidze happened to visit his teacher’s home and was amazed at the collection of old Georgian equipments.
“I decided to do steel chain mail and I did it ... probably this man got me on the right track,” he adds.
Looking back to his home country
“Georgia is my home country and nothing can change that,” says Lagidze, adding, however, that there are many things in Dutch society that he would like to see transferred to Georgia.
Lagidze and his family often watch Georgian television channels and search for news on the internet about Georgia. “I am sympathetically disposed to the events taking place in the country now. We are happy about all the good changes happening in my country,” he declares.
Lagidze, who participated in the two civil wars in the 1990s in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, says that the defeat was the final straw which drove him to leave the country.
“Defeat in Abkhazia was a great disappointment and this became one of the reasons why I left Georgia,” he says.
“In my opinion there was certainly a mistake as this should not have happened but I do not know how it started.”
Several months ago, Lagidze, who is now a citizen of the Netherlands, applied for dual citizenship and hopes to become a citizen of Georgia again.
“I really want to get it, but I am trying not to think what the answer will be,” he said.
7/18/2005
The worst disability in life is a negative attitude
A contribution from kenyan journalist Olive Munyi
Carol Nderitu the famous poet has a competitor in Janet Wawira. At five years only, Janet has a deep clear voice especially when she is on stage doing what she loves best-to recite poems and read aloud to an audience.
She doesn’t know what audience. Or how many they are; neither does she know if they are frowning or smiling back at her; because she is blind.
On this particular occasion, Janet has waited a whole day, to entertain an audience that by now seem to know her by name. An audience she only trusts exists. She is a nursery school pupil at St Lucy’s School for the Blind in Igoji- Meru.
It is minutes to 5pm, patiently she seats on a bench outside room 4 where the adjudicators are busy listening to the ongoing category of public speaking. Amazed by her determination and patience, I slowly find my way and take the seat next to her and hold her tiny almost fragile hand. She smiles and asks my name, of which I remind her that we had met earlier.
There is a wise saying which states that the worst disability in life is a negative attitude. Looking at Janet one could be a fool to dispute.
She seems pensive as if in deep thought, so I try to inquire whether she is cold since the weather was rather chilly. She shakes her head, signaling that she is okay. After a few moments of silence she asks me where her teachers are, and I assure her that she is in safe hands and has absolutely nothing to worry about.
I try explaining to her that they were inside the room pleading with the adjudicators on her behalf so that she would be allowed to perform as soon as possible.
In this category Janet had only one competitor, both of whom were reciting poems.
Janet’s poem, ‘Lazy Lucy’, talks about a house help who likes to eat a lot and as a result, has grown so fat like a pig, yet continues to eat more food, doing no work and waiting to be paid.
“…she eats like a pig and she is just as big, she is very big, big like a pig…” she narrated, stretching her little arms.
She shifts on her seat and I notice that she is nervous and somewhat no longer certain of her surroundings. As if she read my mind, I feel her squeeze my hand in order to gain my attention and whispers, “Nashindana na nani?” (With whom am I competing?) She asks me. “Unaona kama nitashinda?” (Do you think I will win?) She asks with a giggle and I feel as if she is testing me.
For a moment am afraid, fearing that perhaps she knows more than she is willing to reveal. Because just next to her stood her sole competitor, a Meru Junior Nursery school pupil in tears and determined to go home tired of the long wait, the sooner the better her gestures seem to say.
After waiting for quite a while it was finally her turn to perform and her teacher aided her to the front. The room was already getting dark, but the silence was almost deafening as all waited to hear what Janet had for them this time round.
A little while later the signal to start goes and Janet turns to face the adjudicators and the audience. Unknowingly this time she turns away from them and faces sideways. Nobody, attempts to guide her, which was a good thing because she was enjoying herself immensely, telling the story of lazy Lucy.
Gesturing with her little hands, loud and clear she was pronouncing every vowel as if her life depended on it and before the adjudicator would digest what Janet was saying a loud clap of applause engulfed the room. It was the end and Janet was off the stage.
Carol Nderitu the famous poet has a competitor in Janet Wawira. At five years only, Janet has a deep clear voice especially when she is on stage doing what she loves best-to recite poems and read aloud to an audience.
She doesn’t know what audience. Or how many they are; neither does she know if they are frowning or smiling back at her; because she is blind.
On this particular occasion, Janet has waited a whole day, to entertain an audience that by now seem to know her by name. An audience she only trusts exists. She is a nursery school pupil at St Lucy’s School for the Blind in Igoji- Meru.
It is minutes to 5pm, patiently she seats on a bench outside room 4 where the adjudicators are busy listening to the ongoing category of public speaking. Amazed by her determination and patience, I slowly find my way and take the seat next to her and hold her tiny almost fragile hand. She smiles and asks my name, of which I remind her that we had met earlier.
There is a wise saying which states that the worst disability in life is a negative attitude. Looking at Janet one could be a fool to dispute.
She seems pensive as if in deep thought, so I try to inquire whether she is cold since the weather was rather chilly. She shakes her head, signaling that she is okay. After a few moments of silence she asks me where her teachers are, and I assure her that she is in safe hands and has absolutely nothing to worry about.
I try explaining to her that they were inside the room pleading with the adjudicators on her behalf so that she would be allowed to perform as soon as possible.
In this category Janet had only one competitor, both of whom were reciting poems.
Janet’s poem, ‘Lazy Lucy’, talks about a house help who likes to eat a lot and as a result, has grown so fat like a pig, yet continues to eat more food, doing no work and waiting to be paid.
“…she eats like a pig and she is just as big, she is very big, big like a pig…” she narrated, stretching her little arms.
She shifts on her seat and I notice that she is nervous and somewhat no longer certain of her surroundings. As if she read my mind, I feel her squeeze my hand in order to gain my attention and whispers, “Nashindana na nani?” (With whom am I competing?) She asks me. “Unaona kama nitashinda?” (Do you think I will win?) She asks with a giggle and I feel as if she is testing me.
For a moment am afraid, fearing that perhaps she knows more than she is willing to reveal. Because just next to her stood her sole competitor, a Meru Junior Nursery school pupil in tears and determined to go home tired of the long wait, the sooner the better her gestures seem to say.
After waiting for quite a while it was finally her turn to perform and her teacher aided her to the front. The room was already getting dark, but the silence was almost deafening as all waited to hear what Janet had for them this time round.
A little while later the signal to start goes and Janet turns to face the adjudicators and the audience. Unknowingly this time she turns away from them and faces sideways. Nobody, attempts to guide her, which was a good thing because she was enjoying herself immensely, telling the story of lazy Lucy.
Gesturing with her little hands, loud and clear she was pronouncing every vowel as if her life depended on it and before the adjudicator would digest what Janet was saying a loud clap of applause engulfed the room. It was the end and Janet was off the stage.
7/11/2005
"Telecommunication networks were jammed"
Stella Abudu, from Ghana, writes:
Reactions to the bombings was mixed.
Initially telecommunication networks were jammed as
people were calling loved ones. We later heard a rumor
that one ghanaian was included but it was debunked
afterwards.
Reactions to the bombings was mixed.
Initially telecommunication networks were jammed as
people were calling loved ones. We later heard a rumor
that one ghanaian was included but it was debunked
afterwards.
7/10/2005
Kenyans worried about strict travel regulations after the London bombings
Olive Munyi writes:
As the news about the London blast flooded the airwaves, Kenyans are mainly worried
about the expected strict travel regulations laws that have been stepped up.
Just like it was with the September 11,so its bound to be from now on. Anyone who had made plans to travel to the United Kingdom the news of the bomb attack was dreaded.
However, two Kenyans were reported to have been involved in the incident. One of them is a lady working as a nurse, and a gentleman who works as a security guard. The good news is that by yesterday they both were reported as out of danger and on a speedy recovery path by the hospital.
Three days on from the bombings in Central London, Muslim businessman Khuzeima Mamujee has voiced concerns over the impact of the event on travel and security in Kenya.
In an interview from his office in Nairobi, Mamujee voiced a concern that visa application may be restricted for Muslims traveling from East Africa as a result of the bombings. “For me as a Muslim it will be difficult”, he stated.
In recent years a steady flow of Kenyan nationals have visited the British Isles.
With the Prime Minister Tony Blair pressing hard for the implementation of identity cards only last week, it seems the terrorist strike in London is likely to bring tighter security, immigration and travel legislation in the near future. Mamujee said that the Muslim community in East Africa and elsewhere is likely to suffer as a result.
The Muslim businessman was adamant in his condemnation of the as yet unidentified bombers: “Islam does not support terrorism”. He pleaded for change in media coverage of the events, saying that whilst terrorists invariably originate from Muslim countries, “Islam as a religion does not support that”. He criticized the international media for not doing enough to emphasize this distinction.
Mamujee was directly involved in the aftermath of the U.S embassy bombing that afflicted Nairobi in 1998. His perceptions of the dangers posed by terrorism are therefore far from abstract. Whilst stating that relations between the eclectic mix of different religions in Kenya were good, he said that Muslims share the same fears produced by the terrorist threat. “I have my children, I have my business, they will destroy me”.
Concern was expressed over the security situation in Kenya. “If there is no security in England, what will happen in Kenya? We have no security cameras”. He advised the security services to be aware of the threat and take the appropriate steps to counter the terrorist threat. But this is made difficult; “corruption can destroy small countries. Kenya is corrupt; terrorists can easily enter using money.”
Mr. Mamujee stated that in other countries where border police and customs officers are paid better they cannot be bribed. In light of this he firmly supports the doubling of aid to poorer African countries by the G8 council in Scotland last week. This development will, he said, allow salaries to be increased, thereby acting as an incentive to good conduct and a deterrent against corrupt practices.
Rather than allocating resources on sophisticated monitoring equipment – as has been suggested by Kibaki’s government – funds should be used at grass roots level to increase the salaries of employees involved in security enforcement.
In addition, Mamujee suggested more stringent measure be taken against those found guilty of corrupt practices. “Harsh sentences should be given”, he stated.
The impassioned dialogue was concluded with a message for those affected in Thursday’s atrocities. “As a Muslim and as a business man, I am sending my condolences”.
As the news about the London blast flooded the airwaves, Kenyans are mainly worried
about the expected strict travel regulations laws that have been stepped up.
Just like it was with the September 11,so its bound to be from now on. Anyone who had made plans to travel to the United Kingdom the news of the bomb attack was dreaded.
However, two Kenyans were reported to have been involved in the incident. One of them is a lady working as a nurse, and a gentleman who works as a security guard. The good news is that by yesterday they both were reported as out of danger and on a speedy recovery path by the hospital.
Three days on from the bombings in Central London, Muslim businessman Khuzeima Mamujee has voiced concerns over the impact of the event on travel and security in Kenya.
In an interview from his office in Nairobi, Mamujee voiced a concern that visa application may be restricted for Muslims traveling from East Africa as a result of the bombings. “For me as a Muslim it will be difficult”, he stated.
In recent years a steady flow of Kenyan nationals have visited the British Isles.
With the Prime Minister Tony Blair pressing hard for the implementation of identity cards only last week, it seems the terrorist strike in London is likely to bring tighter security, immigration and travel legislation in the near future. Mamujee said that the Muslim community in East Africa and elsewhere is likely to suffer as a result.
The Muslim businessman was adamant in his condemnation of the as yet unidentified bombers: “Islam does not support terrorism”. He pleaded for change in media coverage of the events, saying that whilst terrorists invariably originate from Muslim countries, “Islam as a religion does not support that”. He criticized the international media for not doing enough to emphasize this distinction.
Mamujee was directly involved in the aftermath of the U.S embassy bombing that afflicted Nairobi in 1998. His perceptions of the dangers posed by terrorism are therefore far from abstract. Whilst stating that relations between the eclectic mix of different religions in Kenya were good, he said that Muslims share the same fears produced by the terrorist threat. “I have my children, I have my business, they will destroy me”.
Concern was expressed over the security situation in Kenya. “If there is no security in England, what will happen in Kenya? We have no security cameras”. He advised the security services to be aware of the threat and take the appropriate steps to counter the terrorist threat. But this is made difficult; “corruption can destroy small countries. Kenya is corrupt; terrorists can easily enter using money.”
Mr. Mamujee stated that in other countries where border police and customs officers are paid better they cannot be bribed. In light of this he firmly supports the doubling of aid to poorer African countries by the G8 council in Scotland last week. This development will, he said, allow salaries to be increased, thereby acting as an incentive to good conduct and a deterrent against corrupt practices.
Rather than allocating resources on sophisticated monitoring equipment – as has been suggested by Kibaki’s government – funds should be used at grass roots level to increase the salaries of employees involved in security enforcement.
In addition, Mamujee suggested more stringent measure be taken against those found guilty of corrupt practices. “Harsh sentences should be given”, he stated.
The impassioned dialogue was concluded with a message for those affected in Thursday’s atrocities. “As a Muslim and as a business man, I am sending my condolences”.
7/08/2005
"When news broke out that London had been bombed I was in a pub"
A contribution from Kudzanai Musange, a Zimbabwean journalist writing from Harare.
"The reaction over the London bombings? well, it's unfortunate to say
that the incident elicited some wideranging reactions -from the
sympathetic to the celebratory "i-told-u-so" kind of thing!
There is a huge population of Zimbabweans in England -an estimated 1.5
million people. According to the last census which was carried out in
2002, we have a population of 12 million. Another 2 million
Zimbabweans is scattered all over the world, especially in the US, New
Zealand, Australia and Ireland.
When news broke out that London had been bombed I was in pub and the
first remark that I registered was that the bombing should have
happened at our State House where president Mugabe is resident....Like
I said, it's sad that such a thing occurred in London -every
Zimbabwean feels the proximity, but in a way, that also poses
questions about the justice of the "world system" --we should not
condemn injustices in one part of the world and condone similar
injustices in another part of the world...conscious people will always
ask, what about Guantanamo, what about Palestine?
So, while I would have loved to give u a straight-forward answer, i feel i'm
still overwhelmed by the happenings of today's world..."
London attacks seen from Tanzania
MArko Gideon, a journalist from Tanzania writes:
"Very sad news indeed. But I wonder majority of
ordinary citizens don't care, neither shocked too much
by the incident.
I have just scanned the evening newspaper here. They
are concluding that Osama bin Laden was directly
involved in the attacks.
But the international news is yet to confirm.
This is Tanzanian media."
"Very sad news indeed. But I wonder majority of
ordinary citizens don't care, neither shocked too much
by the incident.
I have just scanned the evening newspaper here. They
are concluding that Osama bin Laden was directly
involved in the attacks.
But the international news is yet to confirm.
This is Tanzanian media."
7/07/2005
Al Qaeda in London as viewed from many parts of the world
London woke up today, during its rush hour, with a series of explosions coming presumably from the same group that committed the attacks in the US and Spain: Al Qaeda.
I dediced to go to my contacts in my msn and ask them how they experienced the news in the regions of the world where they are currently living.
As for my friend Nerina Cevra, from Bosnia, she is currently in Geneva and she told me "it seems we have gotten used to this" because people continued with business as usual.
Nicole, from Trinidad, currently living in Washington DC, told me people say "nothing" about the attacks. But the US Media has the news all over.
Olive Munyi, from Kenya, living in Nairobi, was on an internet cafe talking with me about the news. She said she will find out more and let me know.
José Luis Sanz, from Spain, was visiting his parents in Spain when he heard of the attacks. He described the events as "sad" too.
Lay Chin Koh, a reporter from Malasia, who studied in the UK for three years, was trying to contact her friends with no results cause the lines were all jammed.
I dediced to go to my contacts in my msn and ask them how they experienced the news in the regions of the world where they are currently living.
As for my friend Nerina Cevra, from Bosnia, she is currently in Geneva and she told me "it seems we have gotten used to this" because people continued with business as usual.
Nicole, from Trinidad, currently living in Washington DC, told me people say "nothing" about the attacks. But the US Media has the news all over.
Olive Munyi, from Kenya, living in Nairobi, was on an internet cafe talking with me about the news. She said she will find out more and let me know.
José Luis Sanz, from Spain, was visiting his parents in Spain when he heard of the attacks. He described the events as "sad" too.
Lay Chin Koh, a reporter from Malasia, who studied in the UK for three years, was trying to contact her friends with no results cause the lines were all jammed.
7/05/2005
Survey on Latin American journalists
More than half of Latin American journalists in a recent survey said they had studied communication, while one-fourth had studied journalism specifically. About 300 participated in the study, which aimed to analyze the level of professional training among Latin American journalists.
Traditional healing can be best at times.......
This is a story of an american recovering from Parkinson's disease after he underwent traditional healing here in Bhutan. Micheal is parkinson's patient for last thirteen years.
28th June, Thimphu: Micheal Borre had deep brain stimulus surgery for his Parkinson’s disease, which he had for the last thirteen years, in January 2003. And since then he had his right side of the body fully controlled by a machine fixed inside his left chest. The machine when put on with a help of a remote control generates energy and sends it to the brain, which then makes his right side of the body numb. It is the latest scientific treatment for Parkinson's disease.But in the last two weeks his body has been functioning without the help of this machine. This was possible after he underwent traditional healing under His late Holiness, the Nyezer Trulku (highly regarded lama and also the former head of the monastic body in Bhutan) before he passed away on 11th June 2005.He was the last person to have given the audience by the late Nyezer Trulku. Micheal told BBS that he was very fortunate to meet and get the blessings from the Late Trulku. “It was remarkable,” he said.He had the opportunity to meet various lamas. He told BBS that he was very lucky, having got the chance to come across so many lamas and get their blessings in a short time. He said his body’s mobility and flexibility was coming back. “ I have cut down my medicine by half. It is some sort of a miracle,” he said. The Code of Culture, Bhutan Dance Preservation Project, brought him to Bhutan for traditional healing. He receives Jabthro (ritual) from Lopon Yeshi every morning.Before coming to Bhutan he said he did not believe in any traditional healing but was optimistic. “ I have tried other forms of healing also, so I thought why not give it a try,” he told BBS.He said he regretted for his surgery done in 2003. “ I should have come to Bhutan before the surgery was done.” The deep brain surgery in the left hemisphere of his brain to control his right side of the body lasted for seven hours and had to be awake through out the operation time. “ I could feel the drilling done through my skull though it was painless.” He added that he had the idea of doing it for the right hemisphere to control the left side of the body as well. Now he has given up that idea. Being raised as a catholic he said he couldn’t think about other religion. “Now I feel that I can embrace Buddhism,” he told BBS.Micheal Borre has a wife and three children in Kalamazoo Michigan, his hometown. He is 45 years old.
He is flying back to USA tomorrow. "I will come back to Bhutan with my family," he said.
By Jigme Thinley
This story was run on National News, the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
28th June, Thimphu: Micheal Borre had deep brain stimulus surgery for his Parkinson’s disease, which he had for the last thirteen years, in January 2003. And since then he had his right side of the body fully controlled by a machine fixed inside his left chest. The machine when put on with a help of a remote control generates energy and sends it to the brain, which then makes his right side of the body numb. It is the latest scientific treatment for Parkinson's disease.But in the last two weeks his body has been functioning without the help of this machine. This was possible after he underwent traditional healing under His late Holiness, the Nyezer Trulku (highly regarded lama and also the former head of the monastic body in Bhutan) before he passed away on 11th June 2005.He was the last person to have given the audience by the late Nyezer Trulku. Micheal told BBS that he was very fortunate to meet and get the blessings from the Late Trulku. “It was remarkable,” he said.He had the opportunity to meet various lamas. He told BBS that he was very lucky, having got the chance to come across so many lamas and get their blessings in a short time. He said his body’s mobility and flexibility was coming back. “ I have cut down my medicine by half. It is some sort of a miracle,” he said. The Code of Culture, Bhutan Dance Preservation Project, brought him to Bhutan for traditional healing. He receives Jabthro (ritual) from Lopon Yeshi every morning.Before coming to Bhutan he said he did not believe in any traditional healing but was optimistic. “ I have tried other forms of healing also, so I thought why not give it a try,” he told BBS.He said he regretted for his surgery done in 2003. “ I should have come to Bhutan before the surgery was done.” The deep brain surgery in the left hemisphere of his brain to control his right side of the body lasted for seven hours and had to be awake through out the operation time. “ I could feel the drilling done through my skull though it was painless.” He added that he had the idea of doing it for the right hemisphere to control the left side of the body as well. Now he has given up that idea. Being raised as a catholic he said he couldn’t think about other religion. “Now I feel that I can embrace Buddhism,” he told BBS.Micheal Borre has a wife and three children in Kalamazoo Michigan, his hometown. He is 45 years old.
He is flying back to USA tomorrow. "I will come back to Bhutan with my family," he said.
By Jigme Thinley
This story was run on National News, the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
7/04/2005
Should journalists use at their will secret sources?
What a nice day for a story to break. it is Independence Day in the US and
americans are waking up today with the news that Karl Rove, the guy who manufacture
Bush´s electoral propaganda and who is pretty much responsible for his winning, provided journalists with secret information allegedly to damage a politician who was against the war in Iraq.
Rove leaked the identity of an intelligence agent to the world. According to "Ohmy News" website, "rumors that Rove "ratted out" Plame in retaliation against her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, have been in and out of the news since the story first appeared in 2004, but Rove has repeatedly denied that he is involved.
The story broke after Matt Cooper writing for Time Magazine, refused to identigy his source.
The question for journalists now is whether or not we can refuse to identify our sources even if it means not cooperating with legal authorities. If we dont, doesnt that give room to journalists making up their sources?
americans are waking up today with the news that Karl Rove, the guy who manufacture
Bush´s electoral propaganda and who is pretty much responsible for his winning, provided journalists with secret information allegedly to damage a politician who was against the war in Iraq.
Rove leaked the identity of an intelligence agent to the world. According to "Ohmy News" website, "rumors that Rove "ratted out" Plame in retaliation against her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, have been in and out of the news since the story first appeared in 2004, but Rove has repeatedly denied that he is involved.
The story broke after Matt Cooper writing for Time Magazine, refused to identigy his source.
The question for journalists now is whether or not we can refuse to identify our sources even if it means not cooperating with legal authorities. If we dont, doesnt that give room to journalists making up their sources?
7/01/2005
So why your message and who´s buying?
diosesok
Originally uploaded by javierespinoza.
Who manipulates the message? What is the dynamic of the journalistic message? Who controls us? Who has the power and why?
Ramón Reig, spanish professor and journalists, writes that the information discourse creates possitive or negative elements, according to the interets of power trying to manufacture a reality in the minds of the people.
A "must-read" if one is interested in the realms of journalism and mass communication. The saying: "Information is power" really comes to life with the examples in the book. In a way, this idea can be extended to daily reality. There is always an interest behind our message. We communicate to generate a reaction not for the sole purpose of stating an idea.
Groups of journalists certainly know this. They are sending the message. But why and to what aim?
6/30/2005
6/29/2005
blur naked
van gogh museum
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This is a clandestine picture taken in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam last weekend. I could not leave the place without having my picture. Just as you are admiring the art, there are live nudes as well. I huge lady was lying on top a pedestal. People were concerned with her presence. I avoided eye contact. I think she wanted to eat me!! haha
6/28/2005
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6/15/2005
6/06/2005
Acid Violence in Bangladesh
A pic of a person victim of Acid Violence in Bangladesh.
"Forms of violence might differ from one country to another. In Bangladesh, Newspapers are always filled with ‘hot’ news of murder, rape, grabbing etc. Now-a-days a new kind of violence is surpassing all the others. Rejection of unwanted proposal, dowry, land related quarrels etc is the reason behind all this violence," writes Tanvir Zahid Nayan.
"Forms of violence might differ from one country to another. In Bangladesh, Newspapers are always filled with ‘hot’ news of murder, rape, grabbing etc. Now-a-days a new kind of violence is surpassing all the others. Rejection of unwanted proposal, dowry, land related quarrels etc is the reason behind all this violence," writes Tanvir Zahid Nayan.
Acid Violence in Bangladesh
Tanvir Zahid Nayan, journalists from Bangladesh, shares this week a news report on Acid Violence in Bangladesh.
This sort of violence, although pupular in Asia, is not so popular in areas like Latin American. It seems interesting to notice how some social problems are not talked about in other parts of the world.
Here is the link to the story:
Acid Violence
Tanvir started working with Meghbarta(http://www.meghbarta.org), organization for on line activism, as a web designer, reporting news, and taking photographs for the web. He also works with local TV stations making documentaries on different issues.
This sort of violence, although pupular in Asia, is not so popular in areas like Latin American. It seems interesting to notice how some social problems are not talked about in other parts of the world.
Here is the link to the story:
Acid Violence
Tanvir started working with Meghbarta(http://www.meghbarta.org), organization for on line activism, as a web designer, reporting news, and taking photographs for the web. He also works with local TV stations making documentaries on different issues.
Brasil, Uzbekistan and Colombia join network
Adriano Koehler, from Brazil; Khurshid Raupov from Uzbekistan and Natalia Carrizosa from Colombia have joined the network this week. Welcome and we are waiting for your contribution.
Best.
Khurshid, 24, is responsible for International News Desk, covering meeting and seminars, updating newspaper's web site for Uzbekiston Ovozi Newspaper. He did his studies at the Uzbek State World Languges University, Bachelor, International Journalism, July 2003.
Adriano Koehler
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Adriano Koehler, 35, Brazilian, wrote on Economy and National Politics, but
he gave up. Now he writes on literature at Rascunho,
because he believes the Classics tell more about our time. War and Peace,
for example, still explains the Russians.
Best.
Khurshid, 24, is responsible for International News Desk, covering meeting and seminars, updating newspaper's web site for Uzbekiston Ovozi Newspaper. He did his studies at the Uzbek State World Languges University, Bachelor, International Journalism, July 2003.
Adriano Koehler
Palavrorio
Palavrorio Blogspot
Adriano Koehler, 35, Brazilian, wrote on Economy and National Politics, but
he gave up. Now he writes on literature at Rascunho,
because he believes the Classics tell more about our time. War and Peace,
for example, still explains the Russians.
6/03/2005
Should we have our own "Deep Throat"?
Mark Felt, number two in the FBI during the Nixon years now 91, said this week "I am the guy the used to call Deep Throat". This "guy" is the best well kept source of all times in the history of journalism. The debate reappears: Should we use anonymous sources to get big news? What about the recent anonymous source of Newsweek? Is using them not serious journalism? Have you ever had to use them? How? Which rules should we apply when using anonymous sources?
Please let me know your comments to post them.
Mark Felt confessed "I am the guy they used to call Deep Throat"
Please let me know your comments to post them.
Mark Felt confessed "I am the guy they used to call Deep Throat"
Two kenian and one brasilian journalists join the network
Olive Munyi, writes on children and youth matters with The People Daily in Nairobi, and regularly contributes for a kids’ column in the Daily Nation she chose journalism as a career because “journalism fits my outgoing personality”. Nuru, has been working as a producer for state-owned KBC in Nairobi for the last three years. Apart from producing a current affairs programme in English and Swahili, he produces a breakfast show in Swahili. Earlier, while studying for his journalism diploma, he also freelanced for newspapers for two years. During the period he covered conflicts in Congo, Rwanda and Somalia.
Coming soon, the profile of Adriano Koehler, a print journalist from Brazil who has also joined the network.
Coming soon, the profile of Adriano Koehler, a print journalist from Brazil who has also joined the network.
6/01/2005
More journalists willing to contribute
Two new contributing members have joined the network this week. Kudzanai Musengi. His first experience in the media was during internship. On graduating Kudzi did not immediately get a job and spend some time as a freelance journalist. In July last year, he joined “The Sunday Mirror” where he works as a staff writer.
He hopes to get a master's degree in mass communication and venture into training journalists in future. And George Arceno. He believes in the power of positive thinking, an attitude he carries through his profession. As a 27 yr-old radio journalist and host at the state-run Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS), he focuses on science, technology, population, health, housing, and jobs.
He hopes to get a master's degree in mass communication and venture into training journalists in future. And George Arceno. He believes in the power of positive thinking, an attitude he carries through his profession. As a 27 yr-old radio journalist and host at the state-run Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS), he focuses on science, technology, population, health, housing, and jobs.
5/31/2005
the beach and the feelings
An overexposed picture of the northern sea (in the netherlands, holland) with some text on top of the sky made with basic elements in Photo Shop.
5/26/2005
Two new members
Two new contributing members have joined the network this week. Nino Kopaleishvili, executive editor of The Messenger, an independent English-language newspaper in Georgia, former USSR. She is also a political reporter for The Messenger. And Tess Bedico. Tess works as a political reporter for a news daily, People’s Journal that is based in the Philippines. She has been with the paper since 1990 but started her journalism career working for various newspapers since 1987.
"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." -- George Orwell
My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. --Ernest Hemingway
Punctuation is the sound of your voice on paper. --Joseph Collignan
Internet publishing can be more powerful than print journalism, given its immediacy and lack of corporate or governmental filters. --Dave Winer
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. --Oscar Wilde
"Fact that is fact every day is not news; it's truth. We report news, not truth": Linda Ellerbee
"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." -- George Orwell
My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. --Ernest Hemingway
Punctuation is the sound of your voice on paper. --Joseph Collignan
Internet publishing can be more powerful than print journalism, given its immediacy and lack of corporate or governmental filters. --Dave Winer
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. --Oscar Wilde
5/25/2005
Javier Espinoza, a journalist interested in international news
Periodista de El Salvador, interesado en noticias internacionales.
A journalist from El Salvador, interested in international news. "Un hecho que es un hecho todos los días no es noticia; es verdad. Nosotros reportamos noticias, no la verdad": Linda Ellerbee.
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A journalist from El Salvador, interested in international news. "Un hecho que es un hecho todos los días no es noticia; es verdad. Nosotros reportamos noticias, no la verdad": Linda Ellerbee.
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