3. Salam Pax
• Iraqi blogger.
• Chronicled his life 2002- 2004 – details of
Iraq war, anti- Saddam (would have been
punishable by death).
4. “I try to dispel the
image that Muslims
and Arabs suffer from -
mostly by our own
doing I have to say - in
the rest of the world. I
am no missionary and
don’t want to be. I run
several internet
websites that are
geared to do just that,
create a better
understanding that
we’re not all nuts hell-
bent on world
destruction.”
5. Mahmood’s den
• Started in Bahrain, April 2003.
• Political activist – blogs about (and
criticises ) Bahraini government.
• Currently facing legal action.
6.
7. African Eye
• Set up to promote HIV awareness. (as
well as hepatitis and education).
• Aims to increase education, improve
quality of life and decrease mortality.
9. ZOLA & THE NAILHOUSE
• Internet-> traditional media, then mutual
reinforcement
• When media coverage was shut down, there
was so much on the internet the ban was
ineffectual
10. Zola and the Nailhouse
• Chinese blogger – one of the first citizen
journalists.
• ‘The Nailhouse’ is a house a woman
wouldn’t move out of (property
developers)– focussed on the issues
when no- one was reporting on – aim to
raise awareness and help.
13. Global Voices Online
• International community – reports on blogs
and citizen media from around the world,
aim to translate and share.
• Function in many, varied regions – world-
wide news coverage. (500 countries).
• 121 different languages.
14. Oh my news
• South Korean online news website –
“every citizen is a reporter”.
• Founder is considered the founder of
citizen journalism.
• High Alexa rank (7,129) – shows
importance in Korea.
16. 127 million people 130 million people
2nd largest world economy 54th largest world economy
12582 CNN.com stories 937 CNN stories
(Data courtesy Ethan Zuckerman http://ethanzuckerman.com/)
17. Obstacles to a truly
Global Conversation:
• ATTENTION: The caring problem. What people
need to know vs. what they enjoy knowing and
talking about.
• LANGUAGE: The internet is becoming more
multi-lingual… translation requires effort.
• ACCESS: The people whose voices we most
need to hear are the ones who are least able
to speak out online. (Internet 40x more expensive for Africans than
Americans!)
• CENSORSHIP: Roughly 40 national
governments now censor their Internet. (For
more info see OpenNet.net)
