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Music You’re Not Supposed to Hear

by susansawyers on July 6th, 2010 | News

but here it is on npr.

Under the Hood of Global Climate Action

by Rajiv Joshi on December 27th, 2009 | Content, News

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.

Autism Twitts

by Debora Mordkowski on December 22nd, 2009 | News

“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 of [...]

Bringing Web Interaction to Paper

by Clara Martinez Turco on December 14th, 2009 | Content, News

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. The [...]

MTV Staying Alive: Innovative Campaign Approaches

by Hama Makino on December 14th, 2009 | News

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, it [...]

Reporte Virtual: Sharing Content and Realities

by MARIANA BARRERA on December 14th, 2009 | News

“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.
Launched [...]

Media Org Gives Underserved Youth a Voice

by monika on December 14th, 2009 | News

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 [...]

Mapping to Save Appalachian Mountains

by carrie on December 14th, 2009 | News

            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 [...]

New Media Links Up Gays in China

by Manli on December 14th, 2009 | News

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, [...]

COLORS: Keeping Print Media Alive by Going Online

by Nicole Schilit on December 13th, 2009 | News

“Colors is a magazine about the rest of the world and Colorslab allows us to turn it into a magazine by the rest of the world.”

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