Ory Okolloh on Mzalendo
Ory Okolloh begins the panel on activism asking “Will blogs cause a revolution in Africa?” She’s a realist – blogs aren’t going to overthrow Mugabe… Read More »Ory Okolloh on Mzalendo
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Sparks fly at the grumpy white guys…
The “We Media” panel leads off the day – it’s introduced as the grumpy old white guys panel. (This is distinguished from the “enthusiastic young… Read More »Sparks fly at the grumpy white guys…
Advance critique of the Indaba
A number of African bloggers have pointed out that many of the speakers at the Digital Citizen Indaba in Grahamstown later this week aren’t bloggers,… Read More »Advance critique of the Indaba
Where I am, where I’m not
I’m in London, on a 30 hour layover between flights, long enough to let me visit colleagues at Reuters, meet Rachel Rawlins (Global Voices managing… Read More »Where I am, where I’m not
The news from Ethiopia, and why I’m bad at taking vacations
My European friends laugh at me for taking very brief vacations, instead of the month-long holidays they favor. (Actually, the Rabbi and I are about… Read More »The news from Ethiopia, and why I’m bad at taking vacations
Your language or mine? (Part 2)
Much of the conversation I read online about Wikipedia seems to be focused on the radical, audacious idea that an encyclopedia written by amateurs could… Read More »Your language or mine? (Part 2)