[1]A man's face is smeared with coloured powder during the Hindu spring festival of Holi [2] in Chennai, India in 2015. Observed in mid-March (Gregorian calendar), Holi originated on the Indian Subcontinent but is observed in South Asian diaspora communities throughout the world. Photo [1] by Well-Bred Kannan (WBK Photography) [3] (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [4]
Thank you, GVers, for all your contributions in March 2022! Here are some of the month's highlights:
Staff changes: Stepping down from their GV staff roles in March were Tanya Lokot [5], who relinquished to Central Europe Editor position to focus on Advox research; Greater Central Asia editor Paolo Sorbello [6]; and our Project and Development Manager Alex [7] Esenler [7], who has joined OpenArchive as their Director of Programs and Operations. Replacing Alex as Civic Media Observatory lead is Giovana Fleck [8].
In March we also welcomed Sindhuri Nandhakumar [9] in the role of research manager for Advox and coordinating editor on the Civic Media Observatory; and Zhar Zardykhan [10], who replaces Paolo as Greater Central Asia Editor.
Welcome to the following contributors who published their first GV story or translation in March 2022:
Alaa Siddique [11], Amal Anwar [12], Ameya Nagarajan [13], Ana Clara Borone [14], Andrea Nunes [15], Dana Santander [16], Danae Flores [17], Dima Samaro [18], Dounia Latorre [19], Elizabeth Francisca Alfandi Silva [20], Ghaith Mahfoud [21], Giannis Tsiougkos [22], Giorgos Kassiteridis [23], Ioana Dobre [24], Kanav Narayan Sahgal [25], Laís Martins [26], Latisha Harry [27], Marcel Talafa [28], Maria Kouziou [29], Mariela Fredes Perez [30], Marwa Hussein Ali ElSayed [31], Mohamad Shehab [32], Mohamed Ghareeb Kord [33], Natalie Van Hoozer [34], Noa Beau Rijkers [35], Oguljamal Yazliyeva [36], Olga Solovyeva [37], Pavel Kutsev [38], Reyhan Topal [39], Rocío González [40], Shirin Rahman [41], Sophie Vandenberghe [42], Stéphanie Zeukeu [43], Tabatha Auguste [44], Triantafyllos Zacharakis [45], Upasana Rana [46], Zahraa Haj Najeeb. [47]
The Global Voices Podcast [48] made a grand return on March 18! Helmed by the indomitable Ameya Nagarajan, [13]the first two episodes looked at Russia's invasion of Ukraine as viewed from the global south [49], and the British royals’ ill-fated tour of the Caribbean, the crisis in Sri Lanka, and the pandemic's impact on Latinas with disabilities. [50]
Media and conference appearances and other achievements by GVers:
Advox director Nanjala Nyabola [51] was one of 12 “eminent persons” named in March to the United Nations newly established high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism [52]. The board will be co-chaired by former president of Liberia, Ellen Johson Sirleaf and former prime minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven.
February 22: Southeast Asia editor Mong Palatino [53] participated in a discussion on the internet and freedom of expression with Picture People.
March 15: Managing editor Filip Noubel [54] participated in a focus group discussion on disinformation in Asia hosted by Luminate.
March 17: Filip Noubel delivered a talk on Russia, Ukraine and China as part of Metamorphosis Foundation [55]‘s “Anti-Disinformation Hub” project.
March 25: Filip Noubel delivered a talk to students at New York University on GV’s coverage of Ukraine.
March 27: Younguang Mro, a writer and researcher from Bangladesh's Mro community whose pioneering Mro language grammar book was the subject of a GV story [56], was interviewed on Australia's ABC radio. Our South Asia editor Rezwan [57] appeared on the broadcast as interpreter.
March 31-April 3: A Q&A with Global Voices in Italiano [58] translation manager Marisa Petricca [59] about her experiences managing and participating in a GV translation community was the basis of a research paper presented by University of Bologna student Marina Manfredi at the Atisa X Conference [60] hosted by the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Number of stories published on GV in English [61] in March 2022: 117 (up from 88 in February)
Number of translations and original stories published on Lingua sites in March 2022: 490 (up from 434 in February)
The 10 most active Lingua sites in March 2022:
- Global Voices en Español [62] 122
- Global Voices teny Malagasy [63] 48
- Global Voices in Russian [64] 42
- Global Voices στα Ελληνικά [65] 40
- Global Voices Ukranian [66] 40
- Global Voices in Italiano [67] 32
- Global Voices en Français [68] 31
- Global Voices in Arabic [69] 30
- Global Voices em Português [70] 29
- Global Voices in het Nederlands [71] 13
- Global Voices in Bangla [72] 11
Total pageviews (all sites) in March 2022: 592,651 5 (up from 558,328 in February)
Top 10 posts by pageviews in March 2022 (includes only recent posts):
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- プーチン政権下、タタール人は民族としての独自性を取り戻せるのか [73] by Elmira Lyapina, translated into Japanese by Motoko Saito (19,050 views)
- There will be a world without Putin, but can we live in a world without Russia? [74] by Abel Polese (13,100 views)
- Japan confronts the problem of ‘mega solar’ [75]by Justin Aukema (7,039 views)
- In the Czech Republic, ‘private sanctions’ increase Russophobia [76] by Global Voices Central and Eastern Europe (6,308 views)
- The Chinese great translation movement: Exposing Chinese propaganda or spreading hate? [77] by Oiwan Lam (6,233 views)
- Silent and uneasy: Armenia’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine [78] by OC Media (4,597 views)
- Yugoslavia wasn't a Soviet ally—so why does that misconception persist in Western media? [79] by Filip Stojanovski (4,441 views)
- Following invasion of Ukraine, Russia declares war on its citizens [80] by Roman Shemakov (4,265 views)
- Ukrainian Dispatches 1: Fleeing Kyiv with family and pets [81] by Abel Polese (4,140 views)
- ‘Untimely’ death of soca singer Dexter ‘Blaxx’ Stewart leaves Trinidad & Tobago in mourning [82] by Janine Mendes-France (3,974 views)
Top 15 countries from which people visited GV sites in March 2022:
- United States
- Japan
- Germany
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
- France
- Spain
- Canada
- Italy
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Colombia
- India
- Australia
- Russia