Citizen video and windows on the world
Yesterday afternoon, I sat in on a discussion at a Berkman Center conference about the role of YouTube in electoral politics. It was never explicitly… Read More »Citizen video and windows on the world
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Bridgeblogger and Xenophile, a tale of two bloggers
Erik Hersman and I look a bit alike. We’re both beefy, balding white dudes who spend a lot of our time thinking and talking about… Read More »Bridgeblogger and Xenophile, a tale of two bloggers
Citizen voices and the Mumbai attacks
When news from the developing world dominates the global news agenda, we get a lot of traffic on Global Voices. As the horrific events unfolded… Read More »Citizen voices and the Mumbai attacks
OSI – Social media in closed societies
My friend and colleague Evgeny Morozov is spending a year as an Open Society Institute fellow, working through some of his ideas about cybernationalism and… Read More »OSI – Social media in closed societies
Free Hoder?
An Iranian website is reporting that Hossein Derakshan – “Hoder” – is under arrest for susicion of espionage on behalf of the state of Israel.… Read More »Free Hoder?
The Congo War, take three?
Confused about what’s going on in the northern Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many people who follow… Read More »The Congo War, take three?