"Win a Trip with Nick Kristoff"
A "life changing," "incredibly grueling" experience for "one intrepid student" with the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristoff visiting the most impoverished parts of Africa.
The whole thing makes me queasy. I admire what Kristoff does -- he reports firsthand on teenage prostitution in Asia. Genocide in Darfur. The plight of women in developing nations where tribal traditions allow a woman to be punished for allowing herself to be forcibly raped.
So, yeah, hey -- why not join 'ol Nick on his tour of the underbelly of the world? It might just change your life! And, you "won't merely be Nick's traveling companion -- you might also have the opportunity to bring fresh perspective to his reporting via your very own TimesSelect Web log, or video blog on NYTimes.com ..." In other words, if your writing is good enough, and you don't piss off Nick or his editors, they'll publish your blog, and, as a budding young journalist, you'll have clips!
Here's a thought: Why doesn't "Nick" just bring Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie along and call it "The Simple Life: Africa"? Not only will the resulting press coverage shine unprecedented light on the most impoverished people in the world, but think of the ratings for that video blog!
The whole thing makes me queasy. I admire what Kristoff does -- he reports firsthand on teenage prostitution in Asia. Genocide in Darfur. The plight of women in developing nations where tribal traditions allow a woman to be punished for allowing herself to be forcibly raped.
So, yeah, hey -- why not join 'ol Nick on his tour of the underbelly of the world? It might just change your life! And, you "won't merely be Nick's traveling companion -- you might also have the opportunity to bring fresh perspective to his reporting via your very own TimesSelect Web log, or video blog on NYTimes.com ..." In other words, if your writing is good enough, and you don't piss off Nick or his editors, they'll publish your blog, and, as a budding young journalist, you'll have clips!
Here's a thought: Why doesn't "Nick" just bring Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie along and call it "The Simple Life: Africa"? Not only will the resulting press coverage shine unprecedented light on the most impoverished people in the world, but think of the ratings for that video blog!
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