Why Kenyan Police Officers Are Deployed in Haiti
About 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
The media establishment lays on the horn: Joe must go
One of the enduring themes of President Joseph Biden’s public life has been intense ambivalence about the elite institutions of American life and the well-credentialed, well-spoken, well-paid careerists who occupy them. There is resentment, from the so-so student with a stutter who grew up in Scranton and small-town Delaware and didn’t have the economic and educational…
It’s Debatable’s Greatest Hits
In their 100th column, Matt and Emma revisit clashes over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran—and how to deter an alien invasion.
Senegal Votes in an Election That Almost Didn’t Happen
The top opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, is barred from running. So Sunday’s vote is widely seen as a choice between his handpicked candidate and the departing president’s designated successor.
In Haiti, as Elsewhere, Elections Alone Are Not the Answer
Holding a credible vote is far more complex than simply scheduling it.
How Two Irish Businessmen Almost Took Nigeria for $11 Billion
A mundane contractual provision met with rampant corruption — revealing a serious vulnerability in one of the backbones of international commerce.
Canada’s public broadcaster pauses Twitter account, joining U.S. outlets
This story, plus Fox News-Dominion defamation trial to begin today, new data from Pew Research Center on Americans’ podcast listening habits and attitudes and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Apr 18, 2023Canada’s public broadcaster pauses Twitter over ‘government-funded’ tag Andrew Jeong / The Washington Post Apr 18, 2023Fox News and Dominion trial […] The…
‘Keep your head down’ — Americans in Russia tread carefully after arrest of US journalist
MOSCOW — If Americans in Russia were worried before, they now have an extra reason to be concerned. The arrest of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has sent ripples of alarm through the community of American journalists in Russia, leaving many in the country wondering who, if anyone, might be next. Gershkovich was seized by FSB security…
Trump’s indictment takes over news channels
This story, plus news organizations refuse to pay for Twitter checkmark, new data from Pew Research Center on Americans’ support for a TikTok ban and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Mar 30, 2023Indictment elicits extensive coverage, and some gasps, on TV. Katie Robertson / The New York Times Mar 30, 2023News organizations […]…
California lawmakers attempt to force tech giants to pay news outlets
This story, plus the leader of white supremacist group arrested for threatening to kill a journalist, TikTok’s popularity presents a challenge to possible U.S. ban and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Mar 21, 2023California measure would force tech giants to pay news outlets Cristiano Lima, David DiMolfetta / The Washington Post Mar […] The…