Weekly Filet #30: The Other Tragedy. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
This is the tragedy that was not exhaustively covered by Western media last week: At the Horn of Africa, more than 10 million people are on the verge of dying of hunger - because of a terrible drought and terrorist groups blocking access for aid, for one. But also because Western governments are too busy bailing out their banks once again and because speculators are making big money on skyrocketing food prices. The images Alan Taylor has collected are hard to bear, but not looking at them is no option.
→ Famine In East Africa (In Focus)
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Further recommendations
A Norwegian diplomat on Norway's admirable reaction to last Friday's terrorist attacks. A must-read.
→ Norway is Passing the Test of Terror (Huffington Post)
Important and spot-on criticism of many media's immediate reaction to the Oslo terrorist attacks.
→ The omnipotence of Al Qaeda and meaninglessness of "Terrorism" (Salon)
Important and spot-on criticism of how many media reported on the attacks this week, turning a mass murderer into an icon.
→ Stoppt die Breivik-Soap! (Die ZEIT)
You should buy this book.
→ Visualise This (Flowing Data)
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