Egypt’s bloggers are filling reporting gaps left when journalists and editors are imprisoned for publishing stories critical of President Hosni Mubarak. The country’s blogosphere, one of the world’s largest, has had a strong social and political impact. Reported by visiting scholar Hossam el-Hamalawy (’08) during this week’s Asia Colloquium.

The United States military is making little headway in assisting the southern Philippines in its war on terrorism. The lines of good and evil are blurred in a story seldom covered by the American press. Reported by journalism student Isabel Esterman (’09) during this week’s Asia Colloquium.