Written by Eric Roston Wednesday, 19 May 2010 00:00
Eric Roston of Nature magazine reviews James Workman's excellent book, Heart of Dryness, on Bostwana's besieged Kalahari Bushmen. But it's the water-dependent modern world that needs saving, not the Bushmen.
Written by Bruce Elder Wednesday, 12 May 2010 12:25
When American journalist Joel Stratte-McClure decides to walk the Mediterranean Sea, it quickly emerges as a never-ending endeavour. "Unreasonable to think anyone can achieve Nirvana until they've walked at least 5000kms!" he insists. Particularly, as he notes further, when your wife runs off with a night club bouncer leaving you devastated. Bruce Elder comments on this book which is part of an ongoing journey which Joel continues whenever he has time. For those interested, you can join Joel via his Facebook blog followtheidiot on his next leg and win a gelato.
Written by Nacho Mbaeliachi Sunday, 16 March 2008 11:30
With a host of diplomats and policy wonks streaming into the city all year round, Geneva has long been known as the world’s political workshop. Yet its central location in Europe and its cosmopolitan atmosphere are now making it a leading literary centre, too, as demonstrated by the recent Sixth Biennial Geneva Writers Conference organized by The Geneva Writers’ Group. (The Group is holding its next regular meeting March 15, 2008, for prose and poetry. For further information, please see their website: http://www.genevawritersgroup.org/) Written by Paul Ress Wednesday, 10 October 2007 07:04
The United Nations and numerous aid agencies regularly shoot themselves in the foot by failing to understand how journalists work. All too often, press advisories and releases - many of them excruciatingly tedious - are regarded primarily as controlled promotional tools for fund-raising but not for keeping the world-at-large credibly informed about what they are doing. The end result is that potentially good stories are ignored or the organization is not taken seriously. Here are some helpful hints for those aid professionals who are serious – and courageous enough - about getting the real word across.
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