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Say no more... found via Frontline blogger Mike Hills who is in Beirut and blogs with us here....more
End Times at The New York Times
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cEnd Timesthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorNewt Gingrich Unedited Interview The Daily Show take a tour of the offices of the New York Times. If you want to know what's black and white and red all over... watch the video above....more
Meanwhile... in other shoes
Al Zeidi, the now infamous journalist who threw his shoes at outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush, is honoured in artistic fibreglass and copper in Tikrit this week. Artist Laith al Amari has created a giant shoe in honour of Al Zeidi and the Iraqi people. The sculpture is...more
The ultimate frontline camera
You've got until February 3rd to bid for the above on eBay. The 'Paillard Bolex H8 Military Gun outfit' is possibly the most bizarre camera you're ever likely to come across. The blurb on the online auction site says it's a "Very interesting and Rare military Gun outfit delivered...more
CNN vs. Joe the War Correspondent
I said I wouldn't say anything more about Joe the War Correspondent. And I won't. But, CNN's Rick Sanchez does have something to say to the war correspondent who thinks "media should be abolished from reporting"....more
Media should be abolished from reporting
I really do not know what to say about this guy... Why don't we all just give up and go home? Joe the plumber/war correspondent/all round idiot says War is no place for journalists. You've got to admit, this is probably the first, the last and the only time...more
How many countries can you name?
In seasonal quiz news for foreign correspondents... How many countries can you name? I had three attempts, the best result I managed was my first attempt - a pretty pathetic 74 out of a possible 195. Happy new year one and all. If you're finding the time limit's a...more
Cool down in Kabul
In Kabul, blazing hot, need to cool down, head to the local ice cream parlour and order yourself a Shir Yakh. No idea if it tastes any good, but SBS reporter Yalda Hakim got to try one as she returns to her birthplace, Kabul and blogs in words, pictures...more
Grim outlook for BBC says John Simpson
BBC World Affairs Editor and Frontline Club regular, John Simpson, was talking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival when he turned on his paymaster of the last 42 years, "The future? Well, I don't think that it's going to look very good for the BBC. I think the BBC we...more
Welcome to Khartoum
[video:youtube:uA3FOuo8iDo] The reassuring voice of air traffic control as you land in Khartoum International Airport courtesy of Blake Evans-Pritchard, “I must apologise for the time it took for us to taxi across the runway,†announced the pilot once we had touched down in Khartoum’s airport - already, his voice was...more
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