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As the climate crisis worsens extreme weather events, the rights of voters in disaster-prone regions become threatened.
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NEW from Editor-at-Large Kang-Chun Cheng: The expansion of Kenya's adventure tourism has come at the cost of local communities and its fragile mountain ecosystems. The government does not have a plan to protect them. www.thexylom.com/post/perspec...
As the mountain’s ecosystems weaken due to increased tourism, its future looks uncertain, especially with failing governmental stewardship.
NEW from Editor-at-Large Kang-Chun Cheng: The expansion of Kenya's adventure tourism has come at the cost of local communities and its fragile mountain ecosystems. The government does not have a plan to protect them. www.thexylom.com/post/perspec...
As the mountain’s ecosystems weaken due to increased tourism, its future looks uncertain, especially with failing governmental stewardship.
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It's Week 2 of my sabbatical, and what a joy to see @thexylom.com 's newsletter arrive in my inbox! (I'm a journalist, of course I subscribe to our newsroom's emails.) Rhysea Agrawal is doing a great job figuring out everything from software mishaps to lining up stories ahead of Democracy Day:
Dear Reader, Less than a month ago, Editor-in-Chief Alex Ip announced my promotion to Managing Editor of The Xylom, as well as captain of the ship while he...
I'm so proud of what Rhysea has done; she is more than ready to assume Managing Editor duties beginning at #AAJA24!
NEW: Rhysea Agrawal, our Newsroom Fellow, is promoted to Managing Editor, effective immediately. She will lead the newsroom as Editor-in-Chief @alexip718.bsky.social takes a sabbatical starting August 28th; he returns Oct 7th in the new role of Publisher and Editor.
Agrawal will lead the newsroom while Editor-in-Chief Alex Ip goes on sabbatical, returns as Publisher and Editor in early October
NEW: Rhysea Agrawal, our Newsroom Fellow, is promoted to Managing Editor, effective immediately. She will lead the newsroom as Editor-in-Chief @alexip718.bsky.social takes a sabbatical starting August 28th; he returns Oct 7th in the new role of Publisher and Editor.
Agrawal will lead the newsroom while Editor-in-Chief Alex Ip goes on sabbatical, returns as Publisher and Editor in early October