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Matt J. Duffy is a doctoral student at Georgia State University in Atlanta where he's writing a dissertation on the use of unnamed sources. He also teaches journalism and communication law. Duffy worked as a journalist for many years including stints at the Boston Herald, the Nashua (NH) Telegraph, the (Jackson, MS) Clarion-Ledger and the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal. He's served as a reporter, copy editor and news editor. Click to read Matt J. Duffy's curriculum vitae.

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posted on September 4, 2007 at 7:38 am

Interesting article on the decrepit train system in Congo:

The problems are legion. Of 80 locomotives, only 15 are operational. Only 2,262 miles of railway are being used, while 9,358 need repairs. Some tracks are 80 years old, so warped and bent that the trains literally bounce along, losing and loosening parts that must be fixed or remade at each stop.

The inside is no better. The bathrooms in first class become filthy soon after a trip begins. In second and third class, the bathrooms are used for storage. In one car, five large bags of charcoal were stuffed into a bathroom, and people relieved themselves in buckets or out windows.”

Note to self — avoid train travel in the Congo.

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