2009 was a banner year for me in terms of media development. It was not by any means my starting point in media, but it could go down as year in which my work achieved lift off. But all was done in the name of helping people spread information, express themselves, and/or strengthen their networks [...]
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WaPo’s Social Media Guidelines: Bad News for International Media Development
October 11, 2009I understand why The Washington Post would want to come up with the social media guidelines they recently set for their journalists that greatly constrain their use of social media. At least, I think I do.
They want to remain a reputable source of objective news (if objective news is even possible). And, they’d like to [...]
New Media and The Middle East – Challenging Authority in Iran
September 30, 2009This is another installment in my series of posts on examples of ways new media are being used to challenge authority in the Middle East. This post will focus on Iran.
Internet access in Iran has seen a particular explosion, growing faster than any other Middle Eastern country, according to Reporters Without Borders. ”From 2000 to [...]
New Media and The Middle East – Challenging Authority in Egypt
September 26, 2009New media, especially social media, are playing a significant role in challenging authority and states in the Middle East. This is the first post in a series I will publish on examples of how new media are being used toward this end. Egypt will start off this series.
Egyptians have begun using online social-networking tools like blogs, [...]
