John Hockenberry (b. 1956) is a correspondent for NBC News, where he currently hosts the MSNBC show "Edgewise." Previously he was a reporter for ABC News and a Middle East reporter and program host for National Public Radio. Hockenberry is the author of Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence (Hyperion, 1995), a memoir based on his experience as a journalist and disabled person overseas. This article originally appeared in 1995 in WorldPaper, an international journal published in five language editions and featuring, according to its online edition, "leading journalists and experts native to the regions about which they report."
"The End of Nationalism" (Composing Cyberspace p. 262) is not available online.
1. What examples have you encountered of the "endless gigabytes of purple commentary" and "info-hyperbole" about the digital age (¶ 2) that Hockenberry refers to? What constitutes the "stranger, more interesting" truth (¶ 2) that he tries to reveal? How successfully do you think Hockenberry himself avoids exaggeration or hyperbole in this article?
2. What is the nature of the "new form of political activity" (¶ 9) that Hockenberry says is exemplified in the Palestinian intifada movement, and what does he suggest are its virtues? What's your view of those virtues?
3. What dangers, if any, do you think might result from the kind of breakdown of the nation-state that Hockenberry says electronic technologies can facilitate?
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