Monthly Archives: April 2009

Value of slave trade

By Julie Starr | Published: April 18, 2009
Total value of the current global slave trade (think women and girls enslaved into prostitution in a city/country near you) = US$31 billion. Source: Lapham’s Quarterly Volume II, Number 2
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Twitter wrap: court reports, million+ club, money

By Julie Starr | Published: April 18, 2009
So many half-written blogposts, so little time. Here are a few Twitter-related things that have been kicking around.
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Who pays for investigative journalism?

By Julie Starr | Published: April 6, 2009
The Huffington Post recently announced a US$1.75million fund to support investigative journalism in the US.
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Did I just see a rumour of journalists go by?

By Julie Starr | Published: April 2, 2009
A while back on Twitter I asked if anyone knew a collective noun for journalists other than 'pack'. I was so taken with the replies that I thought I'd give them another airing here.
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