November 2010
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Report don't dispatch
Rule number one for journalists starting a blog in a foreign land, pick the blog’s name carefully. Meskel Square = clever, good, local. South by South West = geographic, but not specific, nice. Noodlepie = genius. I’ve just picked a new name for a new website I’m planning. The name’s bloody brilliant. How did I think of the name? Here’s my foolproof list of words to...
Nov 24th
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A letter from...
Here’s a thought for freelance foreign correspondents… Recently I read about the tiku tiku typewriter services in central Kigali - where old people bash out letters and documents on old typewriters - which got me thinking… Would you pay for a postal letter service from a foreign correspondent you like in a place you’re interested in? An old-fashioned, well crafted, actual...
Nov 8th
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