Activism, art and future civic media
Chris Csikszentmihalyi is an artist and provocateur as well as a programmer, inventor and professor. The projects he’s most excited about within MIT’s Center for… Read More »Activism, art and future civic media
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
New Media, New Voices
This morning’s session at the MIT conference on the Future of Civic Media focuses on new voices and new media. I’m giving the closing talk… Read More »New Media, New Voices
Dyson on King, and different words for different audiences
I was lucky enough to catch Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaking to the Commonwealth Club of California as I drove to Boston this morning. Dr.… Read More »Dyson on King, and different words for different audiences
Kazi560 – Jobsearching via mobile phone
Unemployment is a major problem in Kenya, especially in informal settlements. A creative solution, called Kazi560, is having great success matching blue-collar workers with jobs… Read More »Kazi560 – Jobsearching via mobile phone
Future Civic Media at MIT. Shiny!
I’m at MIT this week at the Center for Future Civic Media Conference, a conference that’s bringing together two years of winners of the Knight… Read More »Future Civic Media at MIT. Shiny!
Citizen Media and Pakistan’s Long March
Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers are protesting Pervez Musharraf’s attacks on the judiciary – and the failure of Pakistan’s new government to overturn Musharraf’s actions –… Read More »Citizen Media and Pakistan’s Long March