How an Egyptian blog is lifting the veil on Arab marriage traditions.
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How to stay ahead of the news
Is blogging dead? (asks a bemused BBC writer.) Of course it’s not; it’s simply adapting to new frontiers. Journalism is being forced to better report the news and not rely on the outdated language of producing an article. The solution? I agree with Jeff Jarvis, writing in the Guardian, who advocates for a more inclusive…
Don’t let this man near the White House
Never forget the first rule of Western political life: any association with the Palestinian cause will automatically connect you with “extremism” and “terrorism”. Take this example from an increasingly desperate right-wing blogger: The LA Times is holding a video that shows Barack Obama celebrating with a group of Palestinians who are openly hostile towards Israel.…
You can’t stop the debate
How to censor online speech one step at a time: A Turkish court has blocked access to the popular blog hosting service Blogger (Blogger.com and Blogspot.com owned by Google), since Friday, October 24th, 2008. According to BasBasBas.com, a Dutch blogger based in Istanbul, who alerted us to the issue: It is suspected that the reason…
Hearing both voices
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding. A blogger in Gaza reflects on his tough situation and his friend in Sderot explains how life has marginally improved for him. This is just one example of what the blogosphere can achieve; better cross-cultural understanding.
The blogging revolution that’s changing the world
The following feature, by Pam Walker, appeared in the Hub newspaper on October 13: Few would now deny the growing power of the internet and its appeal to younger readers who are turning their backs on mainstream media in favour of online content, especially blogs. Antony Loewenstein, Australian journalist and author of My Israel Question,…
Sydney launch of The Blogging Revolution
The Blogging Revolution launched in Sydney in late September at leading independent bookshop Gleebooks. It was recorded and screened on ABC2 and is now available online below. I was in conversation with leading media commentator Kate Crawford:
Have blog, will rebel
The following news story and interview, by Rob Bates (photo by Alan Place), appears in this week’s Wentworth Courier newspaper: Controversial author, journalist and blogger Antony Loewenstein will host an event at Paddington’s Fringe Bar to discuss internet censorship and the brave few who rise against it. Loewenstein’s first book, My Israel Question, received mixed…
The obsession with the medium
Your brain on blog. A discussion about the limitations and strengths of the blogging medium between The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan and Marc Ambinder. Deep thinking is seemingly shunned:
Time Out Sydney on blogging
My following article is published in this week’s Time Out Sydney magazine: In the years after September 11, 2001, I was constantly frustrated by the failure of the Western media to examine the real reasons behind the attacks. It was as if only a Western journalist’s filter was allowed to see the post 9/11 world.…