by Thomas Campbell | Jul 1, 2014 | Monitor
In light of extensive global criticism of the Nigerian government’s lackluster efforts to retrieve the schoolgirls that were abducted by the terrorist organization of Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan has hired the DC-based Levick Public Relations firm to assist...
by Thomas Campbell | Jun 27, 2014 | Monitor
On February 27, in partnership with the Ford and Mozilla Foundations, the Knight Foundation opened a News Challenge to the public with the following prompt: “How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation?” The competition culminated in the...
by Thomas Campbell | Jun 25, 2014 | Monitor
In the News Syrian warplanes strike in Iraq, killing 57 civilians, official says Mohammed Tawfeeq, Holly Yan, Chelsea Carter / CNN At least 57 Iraqi civilians were killed and more than 120 others were wounded by what local officials say were Syrian warplanes that...
by Thomas Campbell | Jun 23, 2014 | Monitor
In a preliminary success for the #SaveFulbright campaign, the Senate State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee rejected the proposed Fulbright budget cuts on June 19th. In early March, the President’s budget request for the coming fiscal year called for an...
by Thomas Campbell | Jun 19, 2014 | Monitor
In an attempt to prevent communication and thus hinder the mobilization of the Islamist State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Iraqi government restricted access to numerous social media sites as early as June 13th, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp, and...