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  1. Under the Hood of Global Climate Action December 27, 2009

    As the dust settles on the Copenhagen Summit, it has become increasingly clear that we are witnessing the birth of a new form of advocacy, where digital tools are enabling citizens organisations to act collectively across borders, respond rapidly and empower their supporters to take the lead in delivering content where its needed. This Article looks under the hood of global climate advocacy and uncovers some of the innovative digital tools which are supporting mass mobilisation and advocacy at the Cop15 summit.

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  2. Autism Twitts December 22, 2009

    “When Shelby was two years old, I used to cry at night and think to myself, ‘Shelby will never be able to speak.’ All I wanted was to hear was her reply when I said, ‘I love you Shelby.’ All I wanted to hear was ‘I love you too, Mom,’” writes Jessica Nolde. For mothers [...]

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  3. Men with the women headscarves on facebook December 17, 2009

    Iranian men in headscarf The Iranian anti-government movement took an innovative step that revealed the capabilities and potentials of new media in social mobilization.  This new phase of movement began with Iranian men posting pictures of themselves on social networks such as Facebook wearing women’s headscarves as a political statement after the arrest of a [...]

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  4. Bringing Web Interaction to Paper December 14, 2009

    In a decade where newspapers are migrating from the paper to the web, El Universal —the oldest newspaper in Venezuela—decided to bring the interactivity of the web to its print readers. In July of 2007, El Universal launched Doblevía, a section in which all the content, including photos, is provided and written by its readers. [...]

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  5. MTV Staying Alive: Innovative Campaign Approaches December 14, 2009

    Back in 1981, MTV launched a platform for popular culture dissemination that had previously never been explored.  A “VJ” and providing a video-based platform for bands and musicians was an entirely new style of broadcast programming that united people with their musical interests on television. In the near 30 years MTV has been in operation, [...]

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  6. Spreading a Message One Facebook Friend at a Time December 14, 2009

    Just a few years ago, Facebook was still the place to keep tabs on next weekend’s party line-up or to find out what your friend’s cousin ate for dinner last night.  For some it still serves such “social networking” purposes.  But for others, it is a tool, a means through which to deliver a message [...]

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  7. Reporte Virtual: Sharing Content and Realities December 14, 2009

    “Latin America has a long tradition of monopolies and cronyism in the media and  independent spaces are hard to find, even today,” says Daniel Eilemberg, one of the directors of Reporte Virtual, a new documentary reportage digital platform that aims to offer a fresh look at the political, economic and social situation of this region. [...]

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  8. Media Org Gives Underserved Youth a Voice December 14, 2009

    Project Set is a nonprofit media arts organization that reaches underserved youth in New York City through media literacy training programs, mentorships and leadership seminars.   Founded in 2006 by Alisha Cowan-Vieira, Project Set’s vivacious Executive Director, the organization educates young people on the media industry and encourages civic engagement.  “I really believe it’s important for [...]

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  9. Mapping to Save Appalachian Mountains December 14, 2009

                Last week Lorelei Scarbro, a community leader in Rock Creek, West Virginia, took global leaders in Copenhagen on a virtual tour of Coal River Mountain, where the onslaught of mountaintop coal mine blasting has recently begun. Through video and mapping technology, Ms. Scarbro connected the local struggle of Appalachian communities [...]

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  10. New Media Links Up Gays in China December 14, 2009

    The Comrades In Action (or CIA) is a loose structured, low-entry organization based in Beijing, China. It is a very special organization, in the sense that it is an entirely invisible body, with no headquarter, no offices, no leaders, and all its members scattered on the Internet. In fact, it is also an underground organization, [...]

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