Media

Censoring the Voice of America

Why is it OK to broadcast terrorist propaganda but not taxpayer-funded media reports?

BY MATT ARMSTRONG | AUGUST 6, 2009

Pants Pants Revolution

Sudanese courts might give Lubna Hussein 40 lashes for the crime of wearing pants. But they also might start a grassroots backlash on the world stage. 

BY ANONYMOUS | AUGUST 5, 2009

Bildt to Last?

He's the diplomat Europe loves to hate. And he's only got five months left.

BY CAMERON ABADI | JULY 30, 2009

War Criminal Charles Taylor Clears the Courtroom

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who spurred a decade of violence in neighboring Sierra Leone, is on trial for war crimes. Why don't Sierra Leoneans seem to care?

BY GLENNA GORDON | JULY 28, 2009

India's Media Explosion

Why print journalism is flourishing in the world's largest democracy.

BY KANISHK THAROOR | JULY 20, 2009

Welcome to Hamaswood

A trip inside Hamas's movie studio.

BY SHARON WEINBERGER | JULY 16, 2009

Obama's Trash Talk

Stop telling Africa what to do. Lectures are part of the problem.

BY ANDREW M. MWENDA | JULY 15, 2009

Mute Muslims

Why doesn't the Islamic world speak up about the Uighurs?

BY MOISÉS NAÍM | JULY 13, 2009

We Report, We Decide

Can the Chinese government build an international media behemoth -- and does anyone care?

BY MITCH MOXLEY | MAY 15, 2009

A Melting Pot It’s Not

How the Internet is giving nationalism a boost.

BY EVGENY MOROZOV | FEBRUARY 10, 2009

The Early Read: On the Future

FP's new section, The Early Read, will highlight upcoming new books with big ideas. In this inaugural edition, we examine a few picks from the reliable crop of books about the future that appears every new year. These take a slightly longer view, with bold forecasts for the next century: which brewing conflicts will erupt into wars, which states will dominate, and what it will mean to live in a completely digitized world.

JANUARY 5, 2009

Branded

Running a country is a lot like managing a business: Reputation is everything. So, what can you do if your national image has been sullied -- whether by war, drugs, or just bad neighbors? Break out a new branding campaign.

JANUARY 5, 2009

The World’s Top 20 Public Intellectuals

In our last issue, we named the world's top 100 public intellectuals and asked readers to vote for those they deem most deserving of the top honors. Now, 500,000 votes later, we reveal the results of the reader poll. Plus, members of the Top 100 name the intellectuals they believe should have made the list.

JUNE 16, 2008

Iraq's Networked Insurgents

BY DANIEL KIMMAGE, KATHLEEN RIDOLFO | OCTOBER 11, 2007

Why Hip-Hop Is Like No Other

From jazz to rock to salsa, there have been plenty of musical movements that have traveled around the world. But hip-hop's cultural and political resonance is making it the most powerful art form yet.

BY S. CRAIG WATKINS | OCTOBER 11, 2007

It's a Hip-Hop World

Rap music has long been considered a form of resistance against authority. Boosted by the commercialization of the music industry, that message has proven its appeal to youth all around the world. Now, from Shanghai to Nairobi to São Paulo, hip-hop is evolving into a truly global art of communication. 

BY JEFF CHANG | OCTOBER 11, 2007

Doing Well By Doing Good

BY CAROLYN O'HARA | AUGUST 16, 2007

Malaysia's Untethered Net

BY JANET STEELE | JUNE 11, 2007

Half-Court Press

JUNE 11, 2007

Crime and Punishment

BY KEN MORITSUGU | APRIL 18, 2007

Just the Facts

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

The Holland-America Line

BY KATE G. PALMER | FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Latin America's New Label

BY LEÓN KRAUZE | FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Think Again: Rupert Murdoch

The CEO of News Corp. has been injecting his personal views into the press and promoting provocative entertainment for nearly four decades. But the tycoon is no tyrant. He's less powerful than you think and not the evil genius you fear.

BY RIK KIRKLAND | JANUARY 1, 2007

Misguided Medicine

BY ADAM KUPER | DECEMBER 27, 2006

Seoul Searching

BY JENNIFER VEALE | DECEMBER 27, 2006

A Brand-New Approach

BY JEREMY KAHN | OCTOBER 10, 2006