Stories about Liberia from April, 2009
Liberians Are Talking, Are You Listening?
"Liberia's national image has been defined by parachute foreign correspondents for nearly its entire history, since it was first founded as an independent republic by freed Black slaves from the United States in 1847. Today, Liberians are able to tell their own stories to an international audience by taking advantage of participatory media tools like blogs and photo-sharing sites," writes David Sasaki following a blogging workshop he ran last year at the American Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia.
Liberia: 5th person takes US$10,000
2tango writes about 10 thousand dollar walk in Liberia: Like many Liberians, making ends meet daily is like moon walking with out the popper equipment, but for some, the GSM...
Liberia: What is the truth about arms discovery?
Natlyn discusses the “arms discovery” saga in Liberia: What seems to be a very serious lack of coordination among government ministries continues to hang dark cloud rather than clarity over...
Liberia: Fellow Bloggers, Please Assist Me…
A Liberian blogger, Denna Gibson, is asking for assistance from fellow bloggers so she can be able to blog consistently, “IT IS NICE TO BLOG CONTINOUSLY BUT U CAN NOT...
Liberia: Corruption leads to cabinet changes
Nathaniel blogs about corruption in Liberia, “With mounting pressures from various quarters of the Liberian civil society to have some public officials of the Liberian government sacked due to corruptions...
Liberia: Photos of the day
Scarlett Lion posts photos of the day from Liberia.
Liberia: New Liberian Movie: Guided Destiny
Liberian blogger Nat writes about a new Liberian film, Guided Destiny (the “Godfather” of Liberian movies).