Geek tracking, African hacking
I’m at a State Department event today, giving a talk about technology and activism – the event is under “Chatham House Rules“, which means that… Read More »Geek tracking, African hacking
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A talk at the World Bank, and the meeting I almost (accidently) crashed
This is one of the busier weeks in recent memory. I’ve slept in different cities each of the last four nights, given two talks, and… Read More »A talk at the World Bank, and the meeting I almost (accidently) crashed
Draft paper on mobile phones and activism
I’m giving a talk on activist uses of mobile phones in the developing world later this month. Prior to the talk, the organizers have asked… Read More »Draft paper on mobile phones and activism
The moving circus, the post-national, the Global Soul and the xenophile
My friends Loïc LeMeur and Thomas Crampton, and their partners, posted a fascinating video on Loïc’s blog about an emerging group of people they call… Read More »The moving circus, the post-national, the Global Soul and the xenophile
Media in the Middle East: bridges or walls, or the need for a cigarette
So, Al Jazeera’s broadcasting to the North in English. How do people in the Arab world feel about Northern stations broadcasting to the region in… Read More »Media in the Middle East: bridges or walls, or the need for a cigarette
Al-Jazeera panel on the rights and safety of journalists
David Marash begins the last panel of the Al Jazeera forum, speaking as he’s striding onstage. The coverage of Somalia in most media shows the… Read More »Al-Jazeera panel on the rights and safety of journalists