Lessons learned in Paris

Here's a link to a great article in the NY Times by an American correspondent who had lived in Paris for the last five years. He shares some of his ideas and lessons he's learned during those five years, including things like "Make Friends With a Good Butcher."



Take a look:
NY Times: A Guide to the French. Handle With Care.

Algerian journalists imprisoned for two months

Omar Belhouchet and Chawki Amari, both journalists for the El Watan newspaper in Algeria, were sentenced to two months in prison after they authored an article which incriminated a local leader. The tribunal that convicted the two after receiving a complaint from the incriminated leader found the two journalists guilty of defamation, but in a statement on their web site the El Watan says the government wished simply to silence their newspaper.

For more on the El Watan and its imprisoned journalists:
Le Monde: Deux journalistes du quotidien algérien "El Watan" condamnés à deux mois de prison ferme
El Watan: Omar Belhouchet et Chawki Amari condamnés à deux mois de prison ferme