Alemayehu Weldemariam is ACC’s first International Visiting Scholar. Because of comments made about his government in a newspaper interview, he was at risk of harm in his home country of Ethiopia. Hear about his hopes and plans in this audio interview I conducted with him for Accent newspaper. Do we take our freedom of speech too lightly here in America?
The original article can be found at :
http://www.theaccent.org/audio-alemayehu-weldemariam-discusses-democracy-activism-and-acc/
The full print article as run in Accent newspaper can be found here:
The Era of Journalism 
Thank you for this informative interview. I was unaware that there was a visiting scholar program at ACC. I thought the interview was conducted very professionally, with excellent, concise and pertinent questions. It gave a brilliant synopsis of the program, and provided the opportunity for Mr. Weldemariam to reflect upon his personal insights as a participant in the program. The cadence, rhythm, tone and demeanor of the interview was a pleasure to listen to. Thank you. Metta, Duane
Thank you for the kind words. I really enjoy getting to know people and conducting interviews is a fun way to do it.