Citizen Journalism and Drug Trafficking in Mexico

Citizen Journalism and Drug Trafficking in Mexico

My feelings about the coverage of organized crime, drug trafficking, and violence in Mexico are many, and they are complicated. I am disappointed by the focus on violence — rather than the causes of that violence — by the Mexican media. But I am far more bothered by...

The Pacification of Rio’s Favelas

Weekends like this. Locked up in my room, or in various cafes, with a constant intake of caffeine to keep my fingers tapping on the keyboard to the rhythm from my tinny laptop speakers. Right now: J-Live. Yesterday I worked about 12 hours on a single post, a general...
Desde Bogotá

Desde Bogotá

Often times I work myself harder than my body is able to support, but this past month has been especially rough. And now I’m paying the price. I arrived to Bogotá yesterday morning with deep purple bags under my eyes, a sore throat, and about enough energy to...
Global Voices Summit 2010

Global Voices Summit 2010

This year’s 2010 Global Voices Summit will take place on May 6 and 7 in Santiago, Chile. If you would like to attend you can register here. Solana, Georgia, Ivan and I have been so busy working on the fundraising, agenda, and logistics that we haven’t done...
[Local] EveryBlock

[Local] EveryBlock

I’ve got a billion things to do before giving a workshop on digital photography and Flickr this evening at the Biblioteca Publica Piloto (come by if you’re around!), but this is way too cool to not comment on. So, Dunstan Orchard, an avid Faceballer...
[Document] An Introductory Guide to Global Citizen Media

[Document] An Introductory Guide to Global Citizen Media

Rising Voices proudly announces the first in a series of outreach guides meant to explain the fundamentals of citizen media to a non-technical readership. The first guide, An Introduction to Citizen Media, offers context and case studies which show how everyday citizens across the world are increasingly using blogs, podcasts, online video, and digital photography to engage in an unmediated conversation which transcends borders, cultures, and differing languages.