Stories from July 2, 2012
Overview of the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit – Day 1
The Global Voices Summit 2012 started with a song today in Nairobi, as award-winning Kenyan artist Atemi took to the stage to welcome the 300 plus attendees to the capital. Find out more about the day's sessions and panels with this overview.
Giants of the Internet: What Roles and Responsibilities?
A famous proverb says, “When elephants fight, the grass suffer. When elephants agree, the grass gets eaten.” With that introduction, our moderator Ivan Sigal, notes that corporations run a large portion of our digital publics.
Announcing the Winners of the Breaking Borders Awards
Today, at the biannual Global Voices Citizen Media summit, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Breaking Borders Award of $10,000 each. Congratulations to Mamfakinch from Morocco and Atlatszo from Hungary.
Inside/Outside: Diaspora Influence Online
The Diaspora influence online session exposed various experiences between countries and the need to consider important gaps in communication, worldview, political and economic conditions between various communities of common heritage who strive to work together.
The Internet Exposes Tensions and Opportunity Between Nations and their Diasporas
Diasporic communities can now take virtually full part in national political and civic life in their countries of origin, thanks to new media. From the academic and activist perspectives, what are the consequences?
Keeping Endangered Languages Alive Online
Will we all converge on English and Chinese online? Or will technology help sustain our many mother tongues? Eddie Avila, Director of Rising Voices, notes the difference between endangered languages and underrepresented languages. Three of the panelists are working with the latter in African languages.
The State of Kenyan Citizen Media
Kennedy Kachwanya is chairman of the Blogger's association of Kenya. Collins Mbalo won the Best African Blogger award, a global voices author, who blogs from a Kenyan perspective. Judith Owigar is the cofounder and president of Akirachix.
How do “Small” African Nations Grab the World's Attention?
Why do these countries have less of a voice? They are sometimes separated by language. Sometimes news agencies don't have it in their interest to report from these countries. Other times, historical ties of colonisation create blind spots for international media.
Global Voices Summit Begins Today – Program Highlights
300 bloggers, activists and technologists participating in the Global Voices Summit 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya have just been seated for a two-day meeting of public discussions and workshops about the rise of online citizen media movements worldwide.
Opening Panel: The Global Rise of Citizen Media
Is Citizen Media many movements, or one movement, and how can we work together? Moderating this discussion is Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices, with panelists from South East Asia, the Middle East and Pakistan.
