Thomas Wiegold was there in Somalia even before the German military arrived back in 1993. And he has been there ever since, reporting on what is a unique situation for both a country and its military. As the decades have passed, as an independent journalist Thomas has continued to...
The headlines coming out of Chilé this week echo throughout the world, "government shift in policy regarding learning about Pinochet era in school," from now on to be described as a "regime", and not a "dictatorship". Which is immediately met with anger and disapproval, criticized as an attempt to...
Personal media empires aren't a new concept, but with every year that goes by and every advancement that helps individuals produce original content- they rise. Media commentators used to predict a media revolution or the collapse of traditional media institutions, but recent history shows us that it won't exactly...
"If my grandmother knows Kosovo is a country… everyone knows Kosovo is a country" Flekitza repeats in an attempt to help me understand what is going on in the Serbian community of Kosovo. In her home city in Kosovo, public school teachers get pay checks from the Serbian government,...
"Family farmers are the backbone of our nation's economy," - the words of the legendary Willie Nelson speaking on behalf of farm-aid not too long ago. I thought about the words of Willie today as I walked through the mud, under the fences, past the sheep, next to the...
