China: A Law Professor for Sale... "My name is Yang Zhizhu and I was originally an assistant professor at the China Youth University for Political Sciences. My wife got pregnant by accident and did not have the heart to get an abortion. On December 21, 2009 she gave birth to our second daughter." >>Read more |
Cuba: Cutting 500,000 Jobs On the heels of Fidel Castro's admission (and subsequent retraction) that the Cuban economic model no longer works, the government has announced [ES] that it intends to cut massive numbers of state jobs, in an effort to breathe some life into the island's struggling economy. Cuban bloggers discuss the measures. >>Read more |
I Paid A Bribe: An Endeavor in India "Bribed? Didn't bribe? Powerless? Victimised? Angry?" I Paid a Bribe is encouraging citizens in India to tell their stories of bribery and corruption and is using these stories to identify the most corrupt departments and processes in the country. >>Read more |
Paraguayans, their paramours and the MP7 I host a radio show in Asunción, Paraguay's capital. Every Friday afternoon I ask my listeners for real stories, to help them relax in this city's traffic. And it was during one of these Friday-afternoon call-ins-I had asked about technology that helps cover up unwanted tracks-that I first heard about Chinese dual-SIM mobile phones. >>Read more
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USA: "Science Blogging" Goes Global, Gains Respect A global online community of scientists have recently emerged as an influential and important contributor to worldwide journalism about science. They have grown more sophisticated in their communications, now catching the attention of journalists who were previously dismissive of citizen media about science. >>Read more
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