Brief glimpses of other lives
It’s nearing a year since my book, Rewire, was published. I’m thrilled that some critics have liked it, and that it’s had some recognition, notably… Read More »Brief glimpses of other lives
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Water monitoring in China, and the changing role of citizenship
This January, a few hundred employees of Alibaba, the massive online retailer and digital payments company, participated in an interesting experiment. Like many Chinese, they… Read More »Water monitoring in China, and the changing role of citizenship
Susan Benesch on dangerous speech and counterspeech
Susan Benesch is one of the leading thinkers on countering hate speech online. She’s a fellow at the Berkman Center this year, and I’m terribly… Read More »Susan Benesch on dangerous speech and counterspeech
Imagining Wenzhou – How can we use the Internet to introduce readers to unfamiliar cities?
In 2006, American adman Dan Ligon shared a video, “Ha Ha Ha America”, that he’d entered in the Sundance film festival. The video presents itself… Read More »Imagining Wenzhou – How can we use the Internet to introduce readers to unfamiliar cities?
140journos – When Citizen Media filled the reporting gap in Turkey
Engin Onder and Zeynep Tufekci visited the Berkman Center today to talk about the rise of citizen reporting in Turkey. Tufekci is a leading scholar… Read More »140journos – When Citizen Media filled the reporting gap in Turkey
Myanmar, no longer closed, still complicated
It’s hard to explain just how much Myanmar has changed. It’s at least as hard to know whether to believe in all the changes Myanmar… Read More »Myanmar, no longer closed, still complicated