Africa: How to write about it

Idland has a great post on “How to write about Africa for the New York Times. He lists 9 essential criteria such as: Remind us how much the poor little child is suffering: When the facts don't seem grim enough, make them seem worse through thoughtful omission: He gives examples from the NYT for each one of his points.

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