May 12, 2008
The Information Age
I'm in the office right now (for those who don't know, I'm an actually employed journalist working in Beirut - hi!) and I'm amazed at how this job works sometimes.
My colleague is working on a story on the "Shia street" reaction to the events of the past few days. In addition to the ordinary calling around to people she knows here, she is also IMing with her brother, who is working in Kazakhstan, and his friend, who is visiting him. They're emailing and calling people in Beirut's southern suburbs and villages in South Lebanon, as they're more friendly with some of the Amal fighters who've been in the thick of it recently.
Our vast global army of informants at work.
Posted by ben at May 12, 2008 08:15 AM