For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Mike McGinn, former mayor of Seattle, an attorney, environmental activist, community organizer and…
Doha Construction Site Revelations of the mistreatment of migrants working on the World Cup sites in Qatar continue to bring…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds a lot of media. The world’s biggest philanthropy also has the stated goal of emphasizing success stories. We look at the benefit and the potential pitfalls of these media collaborations aimed at changing the aid narrative. An analysis.
New Action Thriller: From UNICEF with Love?Flickr, johanoomen Now that the CIA has acknowledged running a deceptive, if not totally…
In the midst of a raging blogosphere debate regarding the wisdom and worth of TOMS “One Day Without Shoes” campaign,…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has gotten a lot of attention lately for funding media organizations. An article in…
Flickr, by sarniebill1 The Guardian recently published a post on its new online Global Development site (funded by the Gates…
I don’t know who made the call to do this, the Guardian newspaper or the Gates Foundation. But I don’t…
Okay, this could be a little awkward. But it’s not the first time we’ve seen this kind of arrangement; nor…