Written by Emily Gellhorn Monday, 31 May 2010 17:19
There is not one person in the capital, Port au Prince who has not been affected by the earthquake. One and a half million people are homeless out of a population of three million. Five months on the scale of the devastation is as jaw dropping as ever. According to the United Nations, it will take 1,000 trucks 1,000 days to remove the rubble alone.
Written by Stephen Leahy Friday, 28 May 2010 00:00
"We have to elevate the importance of biology on the human agenda...You can clearly see the outlines of what could be the sixth great extinction event of all life on Earth." The following piece is by Stephen Leahy, an independent journalist based in Canada, who suppports his family and the public interest writing articles about important environmental issues.
Written by Nicholas van Praag Wednesday, 12 May 2010 13:40
The World Bank's Nicholas van Praag was recently in Mozambique looking at the ongoing impact on this southern Africa country's of its long years of war during the 1970s, 80s and into the early 1990s, but also the dramatic changes for the better that have happened since.
Written by Tom Woods Thursday, 04 March 2010 03:54
Journalists covering conflicts, humanitarian crises, or natural disasters often have a different perspective from those seeking to provide humanitarian relief. They tend not to be involved personally or are seeking to provide aspects of the story that will attract audiences. The aid agencies play along with this because such coverage can be good for fundraising. Increasingly, however, there is a realization that media has a critical role to play. Not just in helping the public-at-large gain a better understanding of what is happening, but also to communicate with the crisis-affected populations themselves. Paris-based American film-maker and producer Tom Woods of Woods TV travelled to Haiti soon after the earthquake but this time not as a network producer fettered with agenda constraints. He also takes a hard look at the severe shortcomings of many of the mainstream media. Here is the last in his three reports for The Essential Edge.
Written by Nick Mills Tuesday, 02 March 2010 13:39
Nick Mills, Associate professor of Journalism, Boston University, is an old Afghan hand and a friend of The Essential Edge. This piece taking a sober look at the international recovery effort in Afghanistan - and the military intervention accompanying it - initially appeared in The Huffington Post.
Boston, Mass. -- Even as the United States has ramped up its military presence in Afghanistan with the Obama Surge, other forces are poised to withdraw: the Dutch and my friend Liza. And if Liza pulls out, the war is all but lost. The Taliban have succeeded in toppling one government, though not yet the one in Kabul.
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