Author When African Governments Stifle Press Freedom In many countries in southern Africa, journalists face harsh consequences when they try to hold governments accountable. September 15, 2004 Journalism at a Crossroads in Liberia War devastated the nation’s independent media, and now the job of restoring the foundation for news reporting begins. September 15, 2004 Photographing a Nation Under Siege In Liberia, a photojournalist finds death, despair and destruction. September 15, 2004 Africa Through the Eyes of African Reporters If local journalists reported more of the news to Western audiences, their sources and the story’s context would be different. September 15, 2004 Weighing the Moral Argument Against the Way Things Work ‘We have covered Africa this year, so we won’t be doing anything for a while.’ September 15, 2004 War Crimes Tribunals in Africa and Sleeping Press Watchdogs ‘… there is an obvious need for independent press scrutiny to hold these tribunals accountable.’ September 15, 2004 Seeking Balance in a Continent Portrayed By Its Extremes ‘The patronizing reporting one witnesses today is as bad as the condescending work of the past.’ September 15, 2004 Revealing Lives Behind the Statistics ‘We would work to capture and convey the human dignity not often found in stories painting statistical portraits.' September 15, 2004 The Numbers Game in African Reporting Statistics don’t matter when disease and disaster exact such high human tolls in Africa. September 15, 2004 Trapped in a Time-Warped Narrative A BBC foreign correspondent pleads with journalists to move past their relentless focus on Africa’s misery. September 15, 2004 Previous 1 … 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 … 427 Next