Residents of the Syrian town Kafar Naboudeh reported around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning to being rocked awake by heavy artillery shelling by president Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Meanwhile, in Tal Ahmed Bano Sabee, reports flowed in of a “raid and arbitrary arrest campaign,” and heavy clashes took place in Deir Ezzor between the Free Syrian Army and regime forces near Al-Furat … [Read more...] about Documenting Death — Syria’s Information Pipeline
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Trayvon Martin — The Social Media Legacy
The correlation between social media and current events has been well established for years. However, the recent shooting of Trayvon Martin has escalated this dynamic to an unprecedented level. As the investigation yields new —and often contradictory— information about the incident, millions of web users are staging a passionate viral debate about the racial climatology of the … [Read more...] about Trayvon Martin — The Social Media Legacy
Social Media and Presidential Candidates – A History
The 2008 presidential race could be characterized as the first instance in which social media was used as a primary form of voter outreach—at least, for one of the candidates. Barack Obama’s “Vote for Change,” a slogan that essentially evolved into a full-fledged social media campaign, incorporated Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Then there was his “Yes We Can” poster, which … [Read more...] about Social Media and Presidential Candidates – A History
Occupy Wall Street Wins Two Shorty Awards
Members in the Occupy Wall Street movement found themselves winners in two categories at this year’s Shorty Awards ceremony on Tuesday night. Priscilla Grim (@grimwomyn), co-editor and promoter of the ‘We Are the 99 Percent‘ Tumblr, and Chris, the creator, won the Microblog of the Year for Tumblr Shorty, while the Activism Shorty went to @OccupyWallStNYC. … [Read more...] about Occupy Wall Street Wins Two Shorty Awards
On the Future of Journalism. On the Future of Trust.
The issue of trust and credibility in journalism has experienced a revitalization in recent weeks. It first gained momentum as western journalists were forced out of Syria, and our only sources of information from inside the violence-ridden nation’s borders became the citizen journalists and activists, such as CNN’s source, Daniel. Then, of course, Public Radio International’s … [Read more...] about On the Future of Journalism. On the Future of Trust.