MSM love for the bridgebloggers
Two excellent articles in major American newspapers recognize the importance of bloggers and online authors in building bridges between people in different countries. If you… Read More »MSM love for the bridgebloggers
Parochialism and cultural export… or why Titanic is France’s best-grossing film
I mentioned a few posts back that I found individual sentences in Paul Starr’s brilliant “Creation of the Media” worth remembering and exploring later. One… Read More »Parochialism and cultural export… or why Titanic is France’s best-grossing film
Infowar and Measuring Authenticity
I had an opportunity to share my observations about “citizen propaganda” in the Russia/Georgia conflict with someone far more knowledgeable than myself – Gregory Shvedov,… Read More »Infowar and Measuring Authenticity
“Plakado”, Journey and cultural disconnects
I’ve been researching stories that help demonstrate how the Internet has helped people make connections across cultural boundaries… and the ways in which it’s fallen… Read More »“Plakado”, Journey and cultural disconnects
No barbecue for Al Jazeera. Plenty of death metal, though.
“But enough about me. What do you think about me?” That old joke was my response to the idea that Global Voices might choose to… Read More »No barbecue for Al Jazeera. Plenty of death metal, though.
Blogger “failures” in the Georgian war, and the rise of citizen propaganda
As Russia slowly pulls out of Georgia and the world of foreign policy wonks contemplates how the Olympics War will change the geopolitical map of… Read More »Blogger “failures” in the Georgian war, and the rise of citizen propaganda