Link to video This was made 2 years ago. Doesn't feel like it. So much has happened but it still feels like yesterday. Things haven't got any better. Quite the opposite. They are much worse. Here is the original text that went with the video.. ~ It's the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War and with talk of it not being even half-way through, we … [Read more...] about Life In The Shadows
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Multi-Multimedia
The other week while on assignment at Reuters with @sizemore, I was talking to @ilicco about how the more kit i try to juggle the more diluted the content can become. I was sat at the front of an almost exciting talk from the FSA with laptop, iPhone, N95, Kodak Zi6 and a pocket camera. Back in my bag was a pro Nikon SLR, an audio recorder and yet another laptop.This is the burden of the blogger. … [Read more...] about Multi-Multimedia
Episode 42 – Life In The Shadows
Sorry for the delay in getting this into my podcast feed. I had some strange issues with the way i had encoded it and it took a little bit of time to get the file just right so as it would show up in my feed. I am guessing many of you have already seen this. To you guys I say once again, thank you for your support and also for passing this on to others.. To those that haven't, and I know … [Read more...] about Episode 42 – Life In The Shadows
Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows
The fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War is upon us, and there is speculation that the engagement may continue yet another five years, if not more. To date, approximately 4,000 American soldiers have been killed in combat. While the loss of combat troops is certainly tragic, even more stunning is a recent World Health Organization report based on Iraqi Health Ministry figures which … [Read more...] about Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows
Social Media Connections
I'd love to have taken the time to have written my thanks to Bill Cammack regarding his job as editor on the recent UNHCR Podcast I have been working on but now I have seen his blogging skills in full swing.. I am glad i stuck with a brief video and didn't embarrass myself. [Seesmic video now unavailable] When Bill talks about the connections made within social media I think he hits the nail on … [Read more...] about Social Media Connections