For Mona Eltahawy, it’s personal. Meet her.
If you seek meaning from the events in Egypt, then you know Mona Eltahawy. “An Egyptian from the inside and outside," she is the voice of a people, an interpreter for Western media. Meet her at We Media NYC.
Read MoreWhat Can Blogs Do For You?
It's rare that a blog post is so personal, or powerful, or relevant, or honest, or dignified... whatever that special quality is... that it re-defines the whole medium for me. But it happens.
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Bono and Sachs blog the UN
Bono is a rock star musician. Jeffrey Sachs is a rock star economist. This week, they were also bloggers for FT.com. Read their posts and you can see clearly how people with passion and purpose can produce journalism that stands out from the routine, gutless reporting we've been indoctrinated to view as normal and right.
Read MoreUndercover reporters: Everyone, everywhere
Earlier this month a New York University student went “undercover” into her own journalism classroom to report on the class for...
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Memo to U.S.: Global bloggers speak out on elections
As Barack Obama took to the floor at the Democratic National Convention, it became utterly apparent to me that this is the year that will...
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Magazine about newspapers launches its very first blogs. Gosh.
The magazine Editor & Publisher has long been the must-read trade rag for anyone in the U.S. newspaper business. Which is another way...
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Beyond MSM, many views and images of China and Olympics
Like many of you, I’ll be glued to the tube for the Olympics and fresh glimpses of the world’s oldest civilization. Fortunately, there...
Read MoreCatch on a string at PdF
At this week’s Personal Democracy Forum, a sponsor distributed a low-tech, but highly effective stress toy to attendees willing to listen...
Read MoreTake Action: Help launch a blog about poverty in Washington, DC
Here’s a chance for members of the We Media Community to get involved in something new, practical and ambitious. Bread for the City,...
Read MoreConference Bay auctions from Singapore
From Singapore: Conference Bay, an eBay-style auction marketplace for buying seats at conferences worldwide. Nothing new here, right? We...
Read MoreTwo thirds of Americans View Traditional Journalism as ‘Out of Touch’
For the second year in a row we’ve documented a devastating lack of satisfaction with journalism in American – and an...
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