Links via Diigo (weekly)

• How to Write about Haiti | Dissident Voice

  "Actor Sean Penn, who is helping manage a camp of displaced earthquake victims in Haiti, is making pointed criticisms of journalists for dropping the ball on coverage of Haiti. He’s wrong. I’ve been on the ground in Port-au-Prince working as an independent journalist for the past ten months. I’m an earthquake survivor who’s seen the big-time reporters come and go. They’re doing such a stellar job and I want to help out, so I’ve written this handy guide for when they come back on the one-year anniversary of the January quake!"

  tags: haiti media race representation

• Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation | World news | The Guardian

  Absolutely amazing. Read the leaked files here: http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010

  tags: afghanistan wikileaks imperialism

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