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#129 – Cartoonists react to Paris attack – It’s All Journalism

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[if lt IE 9]>< ![endif] http://media.blubrry.com/itsalljournalism/content.blubrry.com/itsalljournalism/IAJ-2015-01-15-150.mp3“It is every cartoonist’s worse nightmare and it’s absolutely chilling. Sadness, shock and horror.” That’s how political cartoonist Jen Sorensen described her reaction on hearing of the Jan. 7, 2015, attack on the Paris headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo magazine by two Islamist gunman. The shootings killed 12, including cartoonists…

Hero Of Kosher Grocery Siege Will Become A French Citizen : The Two-Way : NPR

Bill Chappell10 years ago10 years ago05 mins

Lassana Bathily, a Muslim born in Mali, will become a citizen of France. Bathily saved Jewish shoppers at the Parisian kosher market where he works from an Islamist gunman by hiding them in a basement walk-in refrigerator. Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images Lassana Bathily, a Muslim born in Mali, will…

Hollywood’s political ignorance: What Cosby, “Selma” & Hebdo reveal about white liberal consciousness – Salon.com

Brittney Cooper10 years ago10 years ago013 mins

Race and gender politics at this year’s Golden Globes took an unexpected range of twists and turns. First, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler shamelessly mocked the many rape allegations against Bill Cosby. Given that there has been a significant strain of public resistance among some African-Americans to the racial politics of a group of…

Middle East Turns Back Clock as Remnants of Old Regimes Rise Again – WSJ

Yaroslav Trofimov10 years ago10 years ago010 mins

Four years after the Arab Spring began, the new Middle East looks more and more like the old one—but worse. For decades, the bleak choice in the region was between dictators such as Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and the Islamist militancy that they always invoked when pressured by the West to liberalize. The uprisings of 2011—often spurred by…

A Charlie Hebdo supporter is drawing Muhammad every day until 2016

Fernando Alfonso III10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

The artist is honoring the 12 people killed in the attack on the French magazine. A Charlie Hebdo supporter is drawing Muhammad every day until 2016.

On Charlie Hebdo: A letter to my British friends

Olivier Tonneau10 years ago10 years ago034 mins

Dear friends, a horrid assault was perpetrated against the French weekly Charlie Hebdo, who had published caricatures of Mohamed, by men who screamed that they had “avenged the prophet”. A wave of compassion followed but apparently died shortly afterward and all sorts of criticism started pouring down the web against Charlie Hebdo, who was described…

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The one sentence you need to read to understand France’s anti-Semitism crisis – Vox

Zack Beauchamp10 years ago10 years ago06 mins

You may know, after the attack on the kosher supermarket during the Charlie Hebdo assault, that French Jews have faced discrimination and attacks for years. What you may not know is the scale of France’s anti-Semitism problem. This statistics, in Natasha Lehrer’s big Guardianfeature on anti-Semitism in France, puts it in context: Half of all…

Gen. Martin Dempsey Calls For Guantanamo Closure, Calling Facility A ‘Psychological Scar’

Samantha Lachman10 years ago10 years ago04 mins

Entry Text On the 13th anniversary of the United States’ military prison on the island of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the facility creates “a psychological scar” on the nation and must be closed.”I’ve been in the group that believes it’s in our national interest to…

In U.S. academia, fields that cherish sheer genius shun women | Reuters

Will Dunham10 years ago10 years ago05 mins

In U.S. academia, fields that cherish sheer genius shun women By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:50pm EST Tweet Share this Email Print Graduates from Columbia University’s School of Journalism cheer during the university’s commencement ceremony in New York in this May 16, 2012 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Keith Bedford/Files WASHINGTON (Reuters) –…

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#129 – Cartoonists react to Paris attack – It’s All Journalism

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A Charlie Hebdo supporter is drawing Muhammad every day until 2016

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The one sentence you need to read to understand France’s anti-Semitism crisis – Vox

Gen. Martin Dempsey Calls For Guantanamo Closure, Calling Facility A ‘Psychological Scar’

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