Stories from 4 December 2008
India: Why CEOs Should Blog Daily
Rajesh Jain at Emergic writes about the importance of blogging by a CEO/founder of a company: “Blogging can probably open up as many opportunities as a good meeting can —...
Sudan: Deployment of a joint AU & UN force to Darfur
AK of For Sudan comments on the Sudanese government accepting a agreed to the deployment to Darfur of a joint force of the African Union and the United Nations: “So...
Nigeria: Murder of a high chief in Enugu
Icheoku writes about last Monday's murder of Igwe Uche Nwachime, a high chief of the Enugu state in Nigeria, after being abducted.
Japan: Print Media in Crisis
Ampontan translated an article from a magazine which gives an overview of the problems faced by the Japanese print media with a few suggestions for overcoming those problems.
Serbia: “The Proper Way To Do Propaganda”
Belgraded dissects and does his best to translate some of the samples of Serbian war propaganda.
Serbia: Coverage Critique
Belgraded critiques a story on the political and social situation in Serbia that appeared in the Irish Tribune.
Serbia: Corn Husk Dolls
A Yankee-in-Belgrade posts a picture of a popular Belgrade souvenir – corn husk dolls.
Romania: Election Results
An update on the results of the parliamentary election in Romania this past Sunday – at Corina Murafa: “Few Romanians left their cosy apartments for a trip to the ballot...
Poland, UK: “Pole Poll” – Sylwia Presley
A quick interview with Britain-based Global Voices and Lingua contributor Sylwia Presley – at the POLSKI blog.
Japan: Fukuoka Bar Association requests halt to Street View
Matimulog reports on news that the Fukuoka Bar Association has made a declaration requesting that Google halt its Street View service [ja], launched in August of this year in Japan...
Poland: Kaczyński in Mongolia
Polandian writes about president Lech Kaczyński's Mongolian doctorate and his airplane misadventure at Ulan Bator airport.
Latvia: More on Freedom of Speech
Updates on the violation of the freedom of speech in Latvia – at Free Speech Emergency in Latvia.
Hungary: A Hate Crime Verdict
Hungarian Spectrum writes about a verdict on a crime that initially appeared to be racially motivated.
Estonia: TV
A note on Estonian TV from AnTyx: “At this exact moment, the Estonian state TV channel is broadcasting the advent mass – live from one of the country's biggest prisons....
Czech Republic: Moravia
The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks writes that “Moravia and Moravians deserve more recognition for their homeland and the role they’ve played in Czech and European history.”
Bulgaria: The President and Creative Commons
Veni Markovski reports that the Bulgarian president’s site “has been launched officially under Creative Commons license.”
Romania: Anti-Corruption Fighters
Transatlantic Politics writes that Romania's “anti-corruption fighters [are] hailed in Europe, not at home.”
Russia: Photos from Politkovskaya's Murder Trial
Photos from Anna Politkovskaya's murder trial – by LJ user vorobieva-irina (RUS).
Russia: Blogging the Crisis
IZO links to “a crisis blog tracking lay-offs (Sokratili, in Russian)” and translates a quote from it: “in some departments of Mayak [radio station] 40% have been laid off immediately,...
Uganda: Kampala taxis and Karamoja country life
Rucco van der Merwe of Eyeing Africa posted a series of photos of a taxi-park in Kampala and of beautiful landscapes in the Karamoja region.
A day in the life of a Zimbabwean
At the Kubatana blogs, Godfrey Macheso describes a typical day in Zimbabwe, which involves a lot of waiting in line. He concludes: “everything about, and around you seems to be...
