Cormac was the blog editor for the 2014-15 issue of the Review. As a fourth year undergraduate at the School of Journalism, he had a keen interest in sports and business writing. He also hosted the Krates Collective hip hop podcast. Egypt Coverage Roundup
Media coverage highlights during the protests in Egypt:
– The Guardian has been providing consistently in-depth reporting, all of which is accessible via its live blog.
– Al Jazeera English also has an excellent live blog, and is hosting a live news stream with reporters and cameras on the ground and among the protesters.- Making use of the Wikileaks diplomatic cable dump,The New York Times has an interesting story explaining the close and complex relationship between the US and Egypt.
– A big development during the early days of the protests: the Egyptian government’s attempt to cut off access to the internet. Slate explains how they did it.
– The Wall Street Journal has created a helpful interactive timeline of the protests.
– In Canada: The National Post has a great photo gallery of the protests, while The Globe and Mail offers an analysis on the impact of the food riots.
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