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In Kenya’s election, reporting what’s there, not what’s assumed
Much western coverage has seemed like a cheerleading competition for violent news
By Mohammed Ademo Mar 6, 2013 at 04:37 PM
During Kenya's post-election crisis in 2007, which saw thousands dead and many more displaced, inflammatory messages sent via SMS and... More
Imprisoned Ethiopian reporter wins a Courage in Journalism award
Reeyot Alemu, Azerbaijani reporter Khadija Ismayilova and Palestinian Asmaa al-Ghoul were honored by the International Women’s Media Foundation
By Mohammed Ademo Oct 25, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Imprisoned Ethiopian Columnist Reeyot Alemu was honored with a Courage in Journalism Award at a luncheon in New York on... More
Zenawi’s legacy and the future of free press in Ethiopia
The architect of press-squelching laws is gone, but his policies seem to be thriving
By Mohammed Ademo Aug 25, 2012 at 04:08 PM
Ethiopia’s new rulers waited just one day after the death of dictator Meles Zenawi was announced to confirm that little... More
Media restrictions tighten in Ethiopia
One of the last remaining independent newspapers was recently shuttered by the government
By Mohammed Ademo Aug 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Government charges against one of Ethiopia’s last remaining independent newspaper editors on Friday and a recent forced shutdown of that... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
