May, 2010
Featured stories from May 2010
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Nigeria: Cast your vote in the 2010 Nigerian Blog Awards! 31 May 2010
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MENA: Rage after Israel Attacks Gaza-bound Flotilla 31 May 2010
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Mexico: Community Journalism in the Gulf of California 31 May 2010
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Jamaica: Carrying on, but Counting the Cost 31 May 2010
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Russia: A Study of Local Discussion Boards 30 May 2010
Stories from May, 2010
31 May 2010
30 May 2010
Slovakia: The Fight for Nationalistic Voters
Tibor Blazko writes about the growing nationalistic sentiments driven by some Slovak and Hungarian politicians and translates a related satirical video.
Japan: Monozukuri for the Modern Age
The Japanese counterpart of Make Magazine, an American quarterly magazine for DIY enthusiasts, organizes a regular event in Tokyo called Make Tokyo Meeting (MTM). The fifth MTM, held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology on May 22-23, was the largest yet, featuring everything from bicycle wheels with LED lights, to complex wooden ball machines, to mechanical robot birds. Check out reports on the event on blogs, Twitter and YouTube.
29 May 2010
South Africa: Rugby Playing Its Part in Transformation
Sport is still largely split along racial lines in South Africa. Football is considered a non-white sport and rugby is considered by many to be a game played by white South Africans. There have been many attempts at transforming these attitudes, but this year’s rugby Super 14 has proved to be the most significant step in nation building.
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