Thursday, March 27, 2008

Thank God for turtles!

My orginal plans were to write a post lamenting over the fact that because many articles on Balkan Insight are now subscription only, I have less access to the in-depth, quality Balkan analysis that Balkan Insight has provided.
But, I decided not to. Because: 1. It's not like I haven't been there, done that, before. 2. I could have access to the articles if I was willing to pay a subscription fee-which I'm not.
3. And most importantly, I just discovered the Balkan Insight blogs, my favorite being Dusica L. Ikic-Cook's take on being single mother in the Balkans.
And if there was even a vague bit of curiosity of where the title came from, here is the answer.

I also enjoyed reading Marian Chiriac's blog post about the connection between journalism and marathon running.

And for something more overtly political, there is Krenar Gashi's post on Vuk Jeremic.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Krenar Gashi's article is well-written and amusing. Also there's a link to Rosie Whitehouse's book and occasional blog on her experiences as a war correspondent (Tim Judah)'s wife in places like Sarajevo.

Katja R. said...

I have come to hate the whole subscription only thing. It is bad enough that my favorite free source of information is so bugged and virused that I can't go there in an internet cafe.
I have access to local press and media so it isn't as bad as it would be for people outside the region. A lot of the better media is free on-line though.