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Makoto – A New Kind Of Photographic Agency

My friend Phil wrote to me from Kirkuk, he's researching this story on the Arab-Kurd situation. It's slow going, but he summarises it all with one sentence. No one wants to compromise, there's a low level war already underway and things could get more dangerous in a year or two. All sort of grim. For months now he has wanted to get a photo agency together. It's a collaborative effort between … [Read more...] about Makoto – A New Kind Of Photographic Agency

Some Bloggers Are Journalists. And some are not.

I just got an email from a friend working in Iraq. He's stuck in Mosul waiting for a helicopter to Kirkuk. Must have been months since I last heard from him. I sent an email to him last night half expecting him to be locked in some farmhouse on the outskirts of Baghdad, handcuffed to a bed. It's happened before. I don't expect him to be quite so lucky next time. Anyway, he's not kidnapped, … [Read more...] about Some Bloggers Are Journalists. And some are not.

Aljazeera on New Media

During the 140 characters conference in New York I got to connect with some really fascinating people. Moeed Ahmed is the Supervisor of Internet Media, New Media section with Aljazeera in Doha, Qatar. With the help of Matt (@Barnstormed), I managed to grab a few words with him at my hotel. This interview and others will also appear on the Open University website 'Platform'. More information on … [Read more...] about Aljazeera on New Media

Were Secret Societies The First Social Networks?

I am not a Freemason but i have been asked more than once to don the apron and swear the oaths.. I have also been told that Freemasonry is not a secret society, It is a society with secrets. Never-the-less, it was the thought of being admitted to a secret society that attracted me to the idea of joining the Freemasons. I have an unhealthy fascination with the unknown. Freemasonry has a … [Read more...] about Were Secret Societies The First Social Networks?