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Report don't dispatch
Rule number one for journalists starting a blog in a foreign land, pick the blog's name carefully. Meskel Square = clever, good, local. South by South West = geographic, but not specific, nice. Noodlepie = genius. I've just picked a new name for a new website I'm planning. The name's...more
10 worst countries to be a blogger
On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the Committee to Protect Journalists puts together a list of the 10 worst countries to be a blogger. Visit their site to find out more about the 10 countries and the justification for inclusion. The list, in order, is below and Burma...more
On the road with Robert Adams
Robert Adams, one of the original Frontline TV cameramen and a founder member of the Frontline Club, is on the road. For six months Rob, his family and some friends will be on the road in Africa. From their home in Harare they'll head to Cairo, Cape Town and back...more
Thinking of going to Somalia?
Well if you are, Rob has some sage advice... and be sure to read the comments. Frontline bloggers David and Alex both blogged from Somalia earlier this year. I hope they don't go back for a while. Not sure my nerves could take it....more
The only Twitter user in Kanadahar?
Is Alex the only Twitter user in Kanadahar? I think he probably is. Frontline blogger Alex talks about his life, his work and Twittering from Kandahar on the Tech Radar blog. "Get yourself set up with a Twitter account. It's a nice, low-cost way of letting people know if you...more
Donations for David Axe
Frontline blogger David Axe is heading to the Horn of Africa again and is looking for donations, Six months ago my readers contributed nearly $2,000 to help me fund a month reporting from Central Africa. This time around I’m asking for $3,000 to help jump-start my piracy coverage. Donations will...more
Massive explosion in Kandahar
Frontline blogger Alex was in Kandahar when a "huge explosion near Kandahar stadium" went off. I caught up on this a bit late as I've been training all day, but Alex had the wherewithall to poke his head on to the balcony, snap some shots, send a series of...more
Daniel Bennett on the Nick Meo brouhaha
Frontline blogger Dan is doing a great job trying to get to the bottom of a rather confused story relating to Nick Meo's report on a bomb explosion just outside Kandahar recently. I recommend you go and read through both Dan's posts on this. Start with the summary of the...more
Live from the Baghdad embed
Eric Owles, a journalist embedded with US forces in Iraq, answers questions from readers on the New York Times Baghdad Bureau blog. The post is part of a series of embed posts on the NYTimes blog Q. Are you given special training ( Boot Camp for Journalists?) so that you’re...more
Blogging from the Middle East
Jaron Gilinsky, a Jerusalem-based video journalist and editor Falafel TV, guests on Mark Glaser's MediaShift blog this week. He discusses how blogs are helping humanize conflict in the Middle East, If you can find the good blogs, you will be exposed to a very real slice of Middle Eastern reality...more
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