The world according to the media
The French site L'Observatoire des médias has released a map of the world "as seen by news editors". The countries on the interactive map change colour and expand depending on how many articles have been written about them by the chosen publication, altering the world map to represent its coverage. The creators of the innovative project, Gilles Bruno and Nicolas Kayser-Bril, agreed to create a version for the Observers site. See the whole map and read Nicolas's analysis.
News coverage on observers.france24.com.
"Clinton has lost. It's over"
For our Observer Joe Sudbay, Clinton has lost. This weekend, the candidate's already flailing popularity took another hit when her account of a life-endangering trip to Bosnia was refuted. Footage from the trip shows school children greeting her plane and a sing-along with Sheryl Crow. Read more...
UPDATE (27.03.08 - 17h Paris time): See the parody of the "Clinton in Bosnia" video at the bottom of the page.
"The Sahwa militia has brought peace to my district"
19 March 08 during the prophet's birthday celebrations.
Our Observer in Baghdad, Last of Iraqis, took the same street scene and filmed it once in June 2007 and then in March 2008. In the first video nobody dared set foot outside; the street is deserted. But now, it seems to have come back to life. Thanks to the American Army? Apparently not. According to Last of Iraqis it's the al Sahwa militia to be thankful to. Read more...
“Hamas and Fatah take a great step forward”
"Third world conditions" an hour's drive from Hollywood
An area that was designated for 18 homeless people from California last July became a "city" of tents harbouring around 400 homeless residents from all over the US. A former resident of the refuge explains why hundreds of people are forced to live in "third world conditions", and another tells us that linking the issue to the subprime crisis is just media hype. Read more...
The encampment
Yahoo and MSN helping to root out Tibetan rioters
The 'most wanted' on Yahoo's homepage this morning
Yahoo! China pasted a "most wanted" poster across its homepage today in aid of the police's witch-hunt for 24 Tibetans accused of taking part in the recent riots. MSN China made the same move, although it didn't go as far as publishing the list on its homepage. Read more...
Bin Laden video: threats against Europe are serious
Osama bin Laden released a new video Wednesday in which he threatened the European Union with a "reckoning" and reignited the Danish cartoon affair. One of our Observers, an al Qaeda specialist, explains why this message could see a new wave of terrorist action in Europe. Watch Bin Laden's message and read the comment from our Observer.
What's McCain doing in Israel?
John McCain arrived in Israel on Tuesday as part of a trip to the Middle East. Is the White House hopeful really interested in helping with a peace process in the region as he says, or just looking to please the pro-Israeli electorate in the US? Our Observers for the country pose the question. Read more...
McCain: "al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training"
In a speech in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday, John McCain declared that "al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training". The statement will certainly not help the republican candidate make it to the White House, seeing as al Qaeda, a Sunni terrorist movement, is unlikely to be supported by the Iranian Shiite regime... See the video.
Bloggers react to Bush’s speech on Iraq
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, George Bush made a speech to the Pentagon today, in which he insisted that the controversial offensive had opened a "major strategic victory" in the broader war on terror. Two American bloggers criticise their president's speech, but for very different reasons. Read more...
