Part Two of a review of the Samsung Note 9 by Franka Philip If I charged everyone who slipped into my DMs to ask for a Fortnite skin whenever I posted about the Samsung Galaxy…
Part One of a review of the Samsung Note 9 by Franka Philip.* The more appropriate subhead for this is probably, “the only time Franka tried her hand at mobile phone reviewing”. I played boldface…
As Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Independence Day, Franka asks, What is Freedom? She speaks with Roger Roberts and Wendell of the rapso collective 3Canal, writer Tracy Assing, writer and literary critic Shivanee Ramlochan and…
by Franka Philip Global drinks giant Diageo doesn’t want you to drink more, it wants you to drink better. The company which boasts a wide portfolio of popular spirits like Johnnie Walker, Ciroc and Smirnoff…
Who is going to take home the Fifa World Cup trophy in 2018? Talk ‘Bout Us asks for predictions from investigative sports journalist Lasana Liburd, founder of popular website Wired868. He looks to the form…
Above: Edward Cumberbatch, Raymond Edwards and Nigel Floyd of QED TT during their June 3 concert at Queen’s Hall, Port-of-Spain. Photo courtesy Don’t Sleep T&T Photography A review of QED TT’s concert Down Memory Lane…
Above: Vaughnette Bigford performs at Jazz Artists on The Greens in 2017. Photo by Stuart Patrick, courtesy Production One Ltd. On the weekend when Trinidad & Tobago’s most popular female jazz vocalist, Vaughnette Bigford…
A state of media confusion
- 04/05/2018
- Tagged as: fake news, Journalism, wesley gibbings, world press freedom day
Above: Unesco World Press Freedom Day 2018 graphic. Courtesy Unesco. By Wesley Gibbings A version of this commentary previously appeared in the T&T Guardian. So today, May 3, we observe World Press Freedom Day. Wait…
Above: An offset pressroom. Photo by Borabajk/DepositPhotos By Nicole Duke-Westfield The late Caribbean journalist, George Radcliffe John, in his book Freedom and Responsibility: The Dean Speaks, recounts the 1995 statement by Appeal Court Justice Sat…
In this bonus episode of Talk ‘Bout Us, Franka speaks to children of the late musical pioneer Garfield Blackman, the man who created two musical genres in his lifetime. As Lord Shorty, the sexy,…