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Citizen Journalism and Drug Trafficking in Mexico
My feelings about the coverage of organized crime, drug trafficking, and violence in Mexico are many, and they are complicated. I am disappointed by the focus on violence — rather than the causes of that violence — by the Mexican media. But I am far more bothered by...
Taxis in Lima
One of the most refreshing books I’ve read this year has been Khaled al-Khamissi’s Taxi. (A kind gift from Noha.) It’s nothing but a slim collection or three-page vignettes that recall conversations with taxi drivers around Cairo. In aggregate these...More Open, Less Hypocritical
Over the past couple months I have met two people for the first time that – in some ways – might know me better than some of my closest friends and family. Adriana and Elena Mary. I can’t tell you much of what they’ve been up to over the past...
Managing the River of Media
We are all overwhelmed by too much information. Either we feel burdened by thousands of unread emails, articles, and blog posts, or we generally feel out of the information loop, as if others have secret access to content that we’re not privy to. If we...![[Friends in Movies] Bhutan, TV, and the Internet](https://i0.wp.com/farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2963922059_04b0aaf883.jpg?resize=675%2C446)
[Friends in Movies] Bhutan, TV, and the Internet
People have suddenly realized that there are so many things that they desire that they were not even aware of before. And the truth is that most of these television channels are commercially driven, and so the Bhutanese people are driven to consumerism. That’s...Mexico’s SB-1070
The following is my translation of Alberto Escorcia’s post, “Ley General de Población, una SB-1070 a la mexicana”, which was originally published on Pateando Piedras under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share alike license. Photographs are by Don...Coca, Cocaine, and Narcotrafficking in the Andes, 2010
The Peruvian Center for the Investigation of Drugs and Human Rights has launched a new map-based info-graphic titled “Coca, Cocaine, and Narcotrafficking in the Andes, 2010” to provide readers with information about drug cultivation and its impact at the local level in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
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[Case Study] Artículo 19
Artículo 19 is the Mexico City-based chapter of Article 19, a global organization based in London that promotes freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide. The Mexico City chapter carries out the organization’s mission in Mexico and Central...
The State of Venezuela’s Social Web
Hanging out with Venezuela’s veteran bloggers in 2006 It had been nearly four years since I was last in Caracas, hanging out with some of Venezuela’s earliest bloggers including Luis Carlos Diaz and Iria Puyosa. I am pleased, though not at all surprised,...Latest Photos
