Via New York Times

“At first Mr. Whitaker approached ground zero with dread and anxiety, he said. But when he saw the pile of rubble visibly diminish in a matter of days, he started feeling more optimistic. He wanted to capture that feeling, he said, and the speed with which the cleanup was taking place. Time-lapse photography was the ticket.”

September 11 is right around the corner. How far have we come in rebuilding Ground Zero? Check out Project Rebirth.

I am at the UNITY2004 convention in Washington, D.C. this week. 7000 journalists of all hues have assembled here.

My blog posts will be shorter than usual. I am standing in one of the great halls of the Washington Convention Center where the Job Fair is taking place. Two stacks of computers in the hall allow journalists to check emails and post stories. Will have a recap of what I have seen and done tomorrow.

Off to a party that is being thrown by ESPN.

“We caution people not to write about bombs because if they're going on vacation, their travel plans will be disrupted,” she said.

A Japanese man was hand-cuffed and taken off of a United Airlines for writing the words “suicide bomb.” His crime – he wanted to have that word translated into Japanese. The misunderstanding caused by such paranoia is perhaps just something we will all have to get used to. Or, not.

Next time, I am packing a dictionary in my carry-on luggage.

David Shedden, the Library Director at Poynter.org has collated a long list of articles and links about the recent images from Abu Ghraib prison, in Iraq. Bookmark the page!