Stories about Blogger Profiles from October, 2005
Interview with Haitham Sabbah
Our beloved Middle East/North Africa editor Haitham Sabbah was recently interviewed by Italian journalist Paola Caridi, who writes for news agency Lettera22. Their conversation focuses on some of the deep questions of the Middle Eastern blogosphere. Why do people blog – are reasons personal or political? Are blogs a method...
Singapore: Blogger jailed for posting racist remarks
Two Singaporeans accused of posting racist remarks online have been sentenced to jail today, reports ChannelNewsAsia tonight. Benjamin Koh Seng Huat, 28, was sentenced to one month's jail, and separately, Nicholas Lim Yew, 25, was sentenced to serve one day in jail and a maximum fine of $5,000. Both were...
9 Questions for Eduardo Arcos
Eduardo Arcos of Mexico City is one of the few emerging Latin Americans who have managed to make a career out of blogging. Besides his own prolific and infamous blog, ALT1040, Arcos is also the founder of Hipertextual, 10blogs, and what appears to be a grand-scale upcoming project. GV: It...
