Comments on: How not to write about Africa http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:22:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: How not to write about Cambodia | mandevu.net http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/#comment-1452 How not to write about Cambodia | mandevu.net Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:54:29 +0000 http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/#comment-1452 [...] a while ago, I posted about an article discussing some tips for writing about Africa which I had learned about from a [...] […] a while ago, I posted about an article discussing some tips for writing about Africa which I had learned about from a […]

]]> By: mandevu http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/#comment-1313 mandevu Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:38:06 +0000 http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/#comment-1313 No, I get all this stuff fed to me by Google. I have a Google News Alert set up to send me an email anytime any news story appears on the internet with the word "Cambodia" in it. So, I get to see how these stories begin and then propagate out as other newspapers pick them up. It is good for seeing broader patterns, as well as for staying up on news. I know no journalists here. Between my status as an impoverished grad student, a hard-working grad student and something of a misanthrope, I do not get out too much. And when I do, it tends to not be to places where foreign journalists go. Frankly, this is not a good thing as it leaves my networking skills (crucial in any field) somewhat retarded. No, I get all this stuff fed to me by Google. I have a Google News Alert set up to send me an email anytime any news story appears on the internet with the word “Cambodia” in it. So, I get to see how these stories begin and then propagate out as other newspapers pick them up. It is good for seeing broader patterns, as well as for staying up on news.

I know no journalists here. Between my status as an impoverished grad student, a hard-working grad student and something of a misanthrope, I do not get out too much. And when I do, it tends to not be to places where foreign journalists go. Frankly, this is not a good thing as it leaves my networking skills (crucial in any field) somewhat retarded.

]]> By: Dmitriy http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/#comment-1281 Dmitriy Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:31:35 +0000 http://www.mandevu.net/2007/06/19/how-not-to-write-about-africa/#comment-1281 <p>Have you met these reporters in Cambodia?</p> Have you met these reporters in Cambodia?

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