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Explosions in Medellin, Peddlers in Madagascar, Street Food and Footpaths in Calcutta

by David Sasaki | May 22, 2008 | English, Rising Voices

Every two weeks we feature four to five posts by Rising Voices participants as a way of showcasing some of the finest content from new voices that are typically ignored by both traditional and new media. In order to make new voices heard, however, we must be willing...

A Brief Trip to Medellin, Madagascar, Dhaka, and Uruguay

by David Sasaki | May 3, 2008 | English, Rising Voices

Many thanks to Nicholas Laughlin from Trinidad and Tobago and Joan Razafimaharo from Montreal, Canada for leaving comments on the last batch of featured Rising Voices posts. I hope that more of you will leave comments of encouragement in this week’s collection...

(Really) Breaking Outside of the Echo Chamber

by David Sasaki | Apr 23, 2008 | English, Rising Voices

The most difficult challenge I’ve encountered so far with Rising Voices hasn’t been training new communities with little online experience how to effectively use new media tools like blogs, podcasts and video- and photo-sharing sites. Nope … that has...