MIT: What is civic media?
I spoke last evening at MIT’s Communications Forum on a panel titled “What is Civic Media?” (One of the questions I’m hoped to have answered… Read More »MIT: What is civic media?
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Blogging the fast
My friend Shahed Amanullah, the editor of altmuslim.com, is blogging his reflections on Ramadan throughout the month of the fast. The blog, titled “Hungry for… Read More »Blogging the fast
Lessons in digital advocacy
I spent Friday at the Berkman Center with my friend Sami ben Gharbia, the director of Global Voices’ advocacy project. Of the hundreds of people… Read More »Lessons in digital advocacy
Make sure the Best of Africa is in the Best of the Blogs
We’re big fans of the Deutsche Welle Best of the Blogs awards at Global Voices. In 2005, they were good enough to honor our site… Read More »Make sure the Best of Africa is in the Best of the Blogs
Prison blogging
One of the goals of Global Voices was to give people on the Internet access to voices they might not otherwise hear. For us, this… Read More »Prison blogging
Zimbabwe blacklists Global Voices
What if Zimbabwe declared “cyberwar” and no one noticed? Evidently, Global Voices is one of the sources of “‘virulent propaganda’ to delegitimise ‘our just struggle… Read More »Zimbabwe blacklists Global Voices