A man lies on the floor, yelling incomprehensibly. Cut to: a child lying on a hospital bed. The camera zooms in to reveal a smashed head, blood congealing on the wound, a face beyond recognition. The footage is gruesome and hard to take, but compelling. Welcome to Al-Jazeera English (AJE). Critics decry the gory war… Continue reading A Network of Controversy
A Frozen Sanctuary?
Wikileaks, the non-profit disclosure website, in conjunction with the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative, are proposing legislation to the Icelandic government that would offer greater protection for journalists and their sources. The proposed legal changes would benefit investigative journalists, anti-corruption organizations and human rights groups. Specifics should include legal protection for whistleblowers and other sources. In… Continue reading A Frozen Sanctuary?
The untouchables
“Sometimes, watching him, it’s like looking at the moon: You see the face of the man in the moon, but you know there’s actually no man there,” Ian Brown writes about his son, Walker, in his 2009 memoir, The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for his Disabled Son. Walker, who was born with… Continue reading The untouchables
Game Over
Players on Team Canada’s 1985 world junior hockey team celebrate after scoring a goal credit: HOCKEYCANADA.ca Twenty-five years ago, Steve Milton crossed the Atlantic to cover the world junior hockey championship in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament wasn’t yet the media circus it is today—Canada hadn’t won gold since 1982—and he was the lone Canadian reporter… Continue reading Game Over
A must-have app for your iPod
According to Advertising Age, Maxim is joining GQ and Esquire by making its issues available as an app for your iPod Touch or iPhone. The GQ and Esquire app each cost $2.99 per copy. With that price, and the convenience of not having to stuff one more item in my bag, I’m definitely interested. Imagine… Continue reading A must-have app for your iPod
