Linguistic isolation
As some of my readers know, I’m finishing writing a book on cosmopolitanism in a digital age. There’s lots of ways to think about cosmopolitanism;… Read More »Linguistic isolation
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Wadah Khanfar, former director general of Al Jazeera, to speak at MIT Media Lab
A little more than a year ago, the world changed in a sudden and dramatic way. The long-time leader of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben… Read More »Wadah Khanfar, former director general of Al Jazeera, to speak at MIT Media Lab
The lobbyist and the quilt
I try to keep an eye on stories about PR and lobbying firms that work on behalf of dictatorial governments, like our oil-rich friends in… Read More »The lobbyist and the quilt
News in the Age of Participatory Media
I’m teaching my first class at MIT this spring, a “special topics” class at the Media Lab. (This is evidently how new classes get launched… Read More »News in the Age of Participatory Media
David Weinberger: Too Big To Know
David Weinberger‘s new book “Too Big To Know” (#2B2K – be sure to pick book titles that make good hash tags…) launched last night at… Read More »David Weinberger: Too Big To Know
Beth Kolko: “Hackademia – Leveraging the conflict between expertise and innovation to create disruptive technologies”
Beth Kolko is the sort of academic who follows her muse from one fascinating topic to another. Colin Maclay traces some of her past work… Read More »Beth Kolko: “Hackademia – Leveraging the conflict between expertise and innovation to create disruptive technologies”