When people talk about journalism nowadays—and particularly when journalists talk about journalism—a chorus of lamentation usually rises to the heavens. One has the impression of attending a funeral service rather than a celebration among colleagues. As everybody knows, there is much to bemoan all over the world. Catchphrases may suffice: the good old printed newspaper, …
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Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus’s sad capital, is one of the most terrifying public spaces in Europe. It is nothing but concrete, steel, glass and fearsome horizons—no benches, shelter, or anything for people who might wish to do something so normal as to assemble and speak together. Where anything vertical rises from the ground, it …
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