Comix Journalism: Send Ted Rall Back to Afghanistan to Get the Real Story
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Latest News
Kickstarter hopes to improve the odds for crowdfunded journalism projects
August 6th - via: ijnet.org
Crowdfunding is often cited as an alternative funding source for news, but journalists who launch a campaign on Kickstarter have the odds stacked against them. (Read More)
Book Update 
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Just wanted to let you know that the book is scheduled for release on November 26, 2013! (Read More)
We Have a Book Title
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! I just wanted to give you an update on the book. We already had a publisher: the wonderful boutique publishing house Farrar Straus & Giroux. We already have the book turned in: looks like it'll probably weigh in at about 250 pages. Not only... (Read More)
FSG Book Turned In
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Just wanted to give you a situation update report about the book for Farrar Strauss & Giroux. There have been delays, but I have some good news to report: I just turned in the last 30 pages of the first draft to the publisher. So, even if I... (Read More)
FSG Book Scheduled Spring 2013
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Just wanted to let you know what's up with the book.There was a change in personnel at Farrar, Straus and Giroux that caused some delays over there, but now things are settled and the Afghanistan book is scheduled for publication in Spring 2013.... (Read More)
Afghanistan Book Publication Schedule
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Just an update about the status of the Afghanistan book. Hill& Wang, a subsidiary of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, is trying to decide whether to release the book in late 2012 or spring 2013. Their books are highly designed and very beautiful,... (Read More)
Writing Away
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! I wanted to let you know the status of the book project. The "Afghan Notebook" book for Farrar, Straus & Giroux is moving along nicely. It's going to be a fairly long (about 350 pp.) collection of prose, photos and cartoons about the trip to... (Read More)
Back
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
As my friend and colleague Scott Stantis told me, "There were lots of surprises. That makes it a good trip." Steven Cloud, Matt Bors and I are back home in the U.S. I was prolific, and editors advised me to build a delay into later blog entries for... (Read More)
First Afghan Blog Posted
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I am not in Afghanistan yet, but am drawing some introductory cartoon blogs to set the scene. The first one just went up at EurasiaNet.org. You can check there as well as at http://rall.com/rallblog for daily updates. (Read More)
Off to Afghanistan!
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The visas have been acquired: Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and even the much coveted Iranian visa. It was touch and go there for a while: we had to shell out over 3,000 euros to an Iranian fixer just to score the visa, which just... (Read More)
Week Three: The Beard
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The beard is now entering its third glorious week. The itching has stopped, mostly, and I've just learned about the need to trim the lower mustache to avoid an uncomfortable feeling on my lip. All in all, not a bad first effort. I leave for Asia on... (Read More)
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