A colleague who works in the State Department contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to offer any suggestions for what… Read More »A three week old reaction to Secretary Clinton’s internet freedom 2011 speech
First, Mabrook to all my Egyptian friends on their success in ousting Mubarak and to my Tunisian friends for proving that peaceful protest can lead… Read More »Goodbye, Mubarak: Hope, Fear and Mahir ÇaÄŸrı
2011 has been a remarkable year for rapid political change. Spurred on by Mohamed Bouazizi’s desperate self-immolation, protests in the central Tunisian town of Sidi… Read More »Tunisia, Egypt, Gabon? Our responsibility to witness
Andy Carvin is a pioneer in online organizing, digital journalism and social media. He’s currently “senior strategist” at NPR, helping the radio network develop their… Read More »Interview with Andy Carvin on curating Twitter to watch Tunisia, Egypt
George Brock (Professor and Head of Journalism at City University London, long time writer and editor for the Times of London) has a thoughtful and… Read More »Brock’s insights on the Tunisia media attention disparity
On December 17, a 26 year old Tunisian man named Mohamed Bouazizi reached the end of his rope. An unemployed university graduate, Bouazizi had become… Read More »What if Tunisia had a revolution, but nobody watched?