Archive for January, 2008

The Norwegian Martyr And The Belief In Western Journalism

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Few Norwegians die in conflicts or attacks abroad, and when it happens the attention to the events rival those of the martyr tradition of more martial cultures elsewhere. In an attack on the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, the Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen was killed when exiting the elevator in the lobby […]