Stories about North America from July, 2010
MENA: CNN Journalist's Comment Sparks Controversy
The passing of Lebanese religious leader Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah was, for many, a major event. And yet, a passing remark on Twitter by an American CNN journalist of Lebanese background is causing a stir in the Twittersphere, blogosphere, and beyond.
China: ‘Fraud cop’ accuses IT bigwig, legal action threatened
Well-known for his crusades against academic and scientific fraud, Fang Zhouzi's newest target is former Microsoft China president Jun Tang (pictured). Do his accusations hold up and, even if so, as many feel, has he gone too far?
China: The Bombing of American Aircraft Carrier
ESWN translates a blog post in my1510.com commenting on a online rumor about “the bombing of Amercian aircraft carrier”. The writer describes the spread of the rumor as “Chinese masturbation”...
USA-Ukraine: Towards Kiev, nothing has changed
Ukrainiana gives a critical comment on US State Secretary Hillary Clinton's visit to Ukraine and how little has changed in US policy towards the country since 1995.
USA-Russia: START as strategic mistake
Pavel Podvig of Russian strategic nuclear forces comments on Republican Party critique levelled at US President Obama for the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, designed to cut down...
Côte d'Ivoire: Reporter Guy-André Kieffer Gone Missing for Six Years Now
French-Canadian reporter Guy-André Kieffer went missing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on April 16, 2004. Blogger Ménilmuche who knew him personally has written a complete dossier on the matter and provides...
Global Voices Announces Investment from Omidyar Network
I'm thrilled to announce that the Omidyar Network has made a $1.2 million investment in Global Voices's work. Omidyar is a philanthropic foundation created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and...
Japan: Decline of Students Studying in the U.S. and Overseas
Despite the increasing number of people studying abroad via study abroad programs, the overall rate of Japanese college students studying abroad seems to be decreasing across the board — even accounting for Japan's declining birthrate. What is the cause of this remarkable decline?
Azerbaijan: Clinton meets bloggers
In Mutatione Fortitudo comments on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting with youth activists and bloggers in the oil-rich authoritarian country. Although reportedly raising the issue of imprisoned video...
Russia, U.S.: More on the “Spy Ring” Story
More reactions to the “Russian spy ring” story (earlier posts are here and here): Craig Pirrong of Streetwise Professor – here and here; Julia Ioffe at True/Slant; Robert Coalson at...
Caucasus: Blogs & Bullets
Global Voices Caucasus Regional Editor Onnik Krikorian will take part in a panel at a public conference, Blogs and Bullets: Evaluating the Impact of New Media on Conflict, at the...
USA, Russia: Discussing ‘Spies’ 2.0
The arrest of 11 individuals belonging to a network of alleged Russian spies became the topic of the week on the Russian Internet. Alexey Sidorenko reviews the online discussion.
USA: Indigenous Rights Declaration under Reexamination
The US government is now reviewing and asking for public input on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples after initially rejecting it in 2007.
USA: Global Feminism Live Chat on July 19
Gender Across Borders, a group blog dedicated to international feminism, is currently seeking new contributors and is holding a public live chat to discuss global feminism on July 19.
