citizen media in africa
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My talk from the Surprising Africa event at PICNIC 08. Focuses on the rise of citizen media in Africa and the importance of citizen journalism in the Kenyan election crisis.TRANSCRIPT
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CERN web page in 1990
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1995 - Geocities and Tripod: Personal Homepages
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1997 - weblogs
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diaspora
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expat/aid workers
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digital divides - technical, language, relevance
power divide
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connectivity divide
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relevancy divide
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December 2007-March 2008Disputed electionWidespread protestEthnic violenceJoint government
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SMS used to spread ethnic hatred.1700 instigators identified - no prosecution.
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Most popular forum closed down due to ethnic violence
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Citizen reportingvia blogs.
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ConcernedKenyan Writers
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Support from the diaspora via alternative remittance
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inputradio plus internet
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Interactive Radio for Justicefeaturing DRC deputy minister for defense,head of military operations for MONUC
mobile + radio
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mobile + newspapers
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mobile + international news
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beyond news
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beyond the phone,beyond the computer
REPACTED - Nakuru
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Diana Camia withBaby Kamba
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