About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Archive for November, 2008
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Mumbai Attacked
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsScott Carney, an American journalist friend living in Chennai (nowhere near Mumbai), describes the situation as “unbelievable,” adding that this is the “first time that there has been real urban warfare in the country.” He points me to the SAJA Forum for some good online... -
NYT: Where the Traffic Median Is a No-Pilates Zone
Posted on November 25, 2008 | No CommentsThis is exactly why Santa Monica was a great place to grow up, but why I have no desire to live there again. NYT: That warning the other day was among hundreds that have been issued in a culturally tumultuous crackdown by Santa Monica officials... -
Cyrus on CBC’s Search Engine
Posted on November 24, 2008 | 3 CommentsI had the honor of being interviewed by Jesse Brown on his CBC show, Search Engine (now sadly relegated to just podcast status), to talk about the whole Hossein Derakhshan situation. You can download the 15 minute podcast here. As of Thursday, I got a... -
November 21: Cyrus on PRI’s The World
Posted on November 21, 2008 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on the possible arrest of Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan will be airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820... -
Spot.us launches!
Posted on November 18, 2008 | 1 CommentOk, so it actually launched nine days ago. Still, big ups to my buddy David Cohn and his new community-funded journalism site, Spot.us! I’ll let him explain: Spot.Us is a nonprofit project of the Center for Media Change. We are an open source project, to... -
Was Hossein Derakhshan really arrested in Tehran?
Posted on November 18, 2008 | 8 CommentsIranian-Canadian blogger Hossein “Hoder” Derakhshan may or may not have been arrested recently in Tehran. One Iranian site, Jahan News, is reporting that he has been — citing “reliable sources” — and up until now, that’s all we have. And yet, UPI, the Jerusalem Post,... -
November 17: Cyrus on PRI’s The World
Posted on November 17, 2008 | 2 CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on Inveneo will be airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 8... -
The Baguette Theory of Europe
Posted on November 16, 2008 | 4 CommentsIt’s a quiet, early Sunday morning in Lyon. I probably should head down to the baker, buy a couple of perfectly balanced crust and crumb baguettes and get my day started. I looked outside my window and all I see is fog. I didn’t even... -
Obama newspaper headlines from around the country, world
Posted on November 13, 2008 | No CommentsThis is a much better version of what I tried to do on election day. [Hat tip: Babak] -
Oakland International Airport to get free WiFi!
Posted on November 13, 2008 | 1 CommentHellz yeah. Oaktown is getting free WiFi! Waiting for my next Southwest flight will now be WAY better. Says the company presser: The launch marks FreeFi’s second deployment at a major U.S. airport in 2008. In January, FreeFi partnered with Denver International Airport to replace...
