Mamdani Prendergast debate: the video footage
2009 April 30
So glad this is (finally) up! If you’ve got a spare few hours, you can check it against my Huff Post article.
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My name is Eamon Kircher-Allen. I'm a freelance journalist based in East Africa. I recently graduated from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. The Long Gone Daddy is about bringing depth to the coverage of Africa and the Middle East (and sometimes, NYC, San Francisco and music -- my other favorite subjects).
Thanks for posting that. Mamdani takes the laurels, I think. Predergast has an article up at the Wall St. Journal which seems to indicate he didn’t take too much of what the professor had to say to heart.
I agree. Pity at least some of that perspective doesn’t get included in the mainstream reports on the issue. Al-Jazeera English has been doing a great job the last few days. They’ve had Alex de Waal, Mamadani, Enough Project and JEM reps on. American newspapers seem to continue to only quote Prendergast though. Admittedly, he’s a great communicator, and has some good points, but the format of this academic debate required more than soundbites.