For the next half a decade, there almost wasn’t a nightclub in America that didn’t play Ms. Summer’s songs or anyone who came of age during the disco era who won’t forever associate her with that hedonistic time. On Thursday, after news of Ms. Summer’s death, some of the last remaining denizens of the legendary New York dance clubs Studio 54, the Paradise Garage, 12 West, Flamingo and Xenon recalled their fondest memories of dancing to Donna Summer. At least, as much as they could remember. Jellybean Benitez, D.J. and executive producer at “Studio 54 Radio,” at Sirius XM “You had this woman moaning and groaning, like she was having an orgasm. And it went on forever. But no one seemed to mind. You’d just ... Continue reading →
by Craig Silverman Published May 16, 2012 7:38 am Updated May 16, 2012 7:43 am Alfred Hermida‘s research on social journalism can help journalists better understand verification and accuracy on Twitter. Two papers in particular caught my eye: “Tweets and Truth: Journalism as a Discipline of Collaborative Verification” and “Twittering the News: The emergence of ambient journalism.” Hermida, a founding member of the BBCNews.com team who now serves as an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, also recently presented a paper at the International Symposium on Online Journalism about Andy Carvin’s use of Twitter during the Arab Spring. I interviewed Hermida by email about social journalism and the opportunities Twitter offers for sourcing and checking information. Our edited exchange ... Continue reading →
Analysis: In this battle with Mladic, women of Srebrenica hold the edge By Nic Robertson, CNN updated 8:39 PM EDT, Wed May 16, 2012 An elderly woman and her husband are treated for injuries inflicted by Serb military forces as they fled Srebrenica in July 1995. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Ratko Mladic seems almost eager to fight all comers to the bitter end, says Nic Robertson Robertson: The women of Srebrenica occupy the moral high ground in this battle In Bosnia, the war is an awkward topic and a bane to the nation's future, he says Robertson: If justice isn't sufficient, then Bosnians will be hostage to their history The Hague, Netherlands (CNN) -- Seventeen years after the end of the war, Ratko Mladic gives the impression ... Continue reading →
Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times Strikers, Afghanistan’s only bowling alley, opened last fall in Kabul. People took to it quickly, and it is mobbed on weekends. KABUL, Afghanistan — Behind the black door in downtown Kabul is a place unlike any other in this city, even in the whole country. It is an entertainment setting without alcohol — guards inside the half-ton fortified steel door turn away anyone with a trace of it on their breath. Patrons have to surrender even their cigarettes, which are put for safekeeping in lockers, along with the usual array of weaponry carried by some Afghan visitors. From outside, it is marked only by a simple sign over the door that reads “Strikers.” Beyond the gate, a covered, ... Continue reading →
