Archive for May, 2008
Only 3% of Media Stories Cover Iraq and Afghanistan
Posted on May 26, 2008 - Filed Under citizen journalism, media
Back in February of 2007 while iConflict was just a business plan in rough draft, we noted that something was wrong with the current state of media. In a month of important news events on issues from the climate crisis to Darfur and Iraq, the mainstream media was fixated elsewhere. First, on the […]
Read More..>>A Report From the Earthquake Zone in China
Posted on May 23, 2008 - Filed Under China
iConflict contributor Eguda sent us the following dispatch from an area affected by the earthquake in China. His firsthand account is a fascinating read and sheds light into how different people are coping with the aftermath:
Sorry for that rumor, the PLA airborne soldiers have not fallen during the parachute task. This […]
Ted Kennedy Rushed to Hospital
Posted on May 17, 2008 - Filed Under Kennedy
News on Senator Kennedy. More to follow.
CNN IS REPORTING:
“Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts Saturday morning, a well-informed, prominent Democratic source in that state told CNN.
Kennedy was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after spending less than an hour in the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room, a spokesman for the […]
The ‘Beijing Internet Police’ Make an Arrest
Posted on May 11, 2008 - Filed Under China
A post yesterday on iConflict was quickly disseminated on several websites which ratcheted up our traffic significantly. The post showcased an image of the “Beijing Internet Police,” one male and one female dressed in uniform and saluting, that according to a British newspaper, appears every 30 minutes on the screens of computer users in China […]
Read More..>>A Grand Compromise For the Democratic Party
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Clinton, Elections, Obama
The Democratic party is about to face a no-win situation. Polling shows that if Barack Obama is the party nominee, 25% of Hillary Clinton’s supporters will vote for John McCain. Conversely, should Clinton win all those first time voters and activists who sprung out across America to support Obama would quickly disappear, robbing […]
Read More..>>Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Darfur, Sudan, media
On iConflict this week a user submitting an interesting story about fashion house Louis Vuitton suing an artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. It’s an interesting debate.
On the one hand, Louis Vuitton is clearly being depicted in a negative light in […]