Archive for December, 2007
Kenya Opposition Poised to Sweep
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Elections
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There’s a major shakeup underway in Kenya. It appears that opposition leader Raila Odinga is enroute to a victory. Voter turnout in this election was unprecedented.Â
According to the NY Times: ”The opposition appears to be sweeping Kenya’s elections, according to preliminary results released on Friday, with a populist challenger poised to unseat the incumbent president and several […]
Lines Over a Mile Long to Vote in Kenya’s Presidential Election
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, Elections
With most of the world’s attention pointed to the fragile democracy and national crisis in Pakistan, the polls have opened Kenya’s presidential election. In most democracies, waiting in line to vote is a hassle. In Kenya, it is a privilege.
According to the NY Times: “Millions of Kenyans waited in the muggy darkness for […]
Bhutto’s death prompts call for Musharraf to quit
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Pakistan, terrorism
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Pakistan has been thrown into termoil. Â
Former Pakistan prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif says President Pervez Musharraf must resign immediately to “save Pakistan”, after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
“I demand that Musharraf quit power, without delay of a single day, to save Pakistan,” he told reporters.
International reaction to the assisination has […]
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Pakistan, terrorism
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died shortly after being seriously wounded in an attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, news agencies reported on Wednesday.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene could see body parts and flesh scattered at the back gate of the Liaqat Bagh park where Bhutto had spoken. He counted […]
Proof of the OLPC concept in a Peruvian village
Posted on December 26, 2007 - Filed Under OLPC, technology
Here’s another example that the One laptop Per Child (OLPC) campaign can change the lives of children around the world. The AP reports this incredible story about impoverished children in Peru interacting with the device.
But you don’t need to convince us at blogflict, we believe in the XO laptop. In fact, this […]
2008=1960?
Posted on December 25, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, media
A two-term Republican President is leaving office. A new medium of communication has become a household item. So far, this medium has been used in Presidential politics but only with limited success. The election is expected to be tightly contested, fought by bitter rivals. The country has troops abroad, an expanding […]
Read More..>>Where Did All the Good Journalism Go?
Posted on December 25, 2007 - Filed Under media
Apparently, a lot of it went online, according to Alternet, an online news magazine.
The article states, “It turns out that there’s lots of good journalism being practiced out there — in the much-maligned mainstream media, in the independent sector, on the air, in print and even (dare I say it?) right here in the blogosphere.”
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Read More..>>30 Minutes with CNN Headline News
Posted on December 23, 2007 - Filed Under citizen journalism, media
Posted on Flickr, by billybobphotos, this pie chart demonstrates what CNN covered during a recent 30 minute stretch of its Headline News Channel.
According to CNN, Headline News is supposed to be 24-hour news headlines presented in a thirty-minute cyclic format. I know its the end of December and news tends to be slower this […]
Number of conflicts in the world no longer declining
Posted on December 22, 2007 - Filed Under conflict
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University reported today on an alarming, but not surprising trend in global conflicts. After a precipitous and steady drop in conflicts through the 1990’s, conflicts are no longer in decline.
The report finds:
“The trend toward fewer conflicts reported by peace researchers since the early 1990s now seems […]
First Ever Citizen Journalism School Opens
Posted on December 22, 2007 - Filed Under citizen journalism, media
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The world’s first citizen journalism school is now open for business and blogging. Unlike the traditional journalism schools across the world, this one is focused exclusively on digital media reporting and technology.  Set 90 minutes out of Seoul, South Korea, that school focuses students education on user generated content and teaching the basics on […]