Global Voices · Citizen media stories from July 2009

July, 2009

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Stories from July, 2009

8 July 2009

Blogger of the Week: Gabriela García-Calderón

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Gabriela García Calderón may be the star translator of Global Voices in Spanish. She translates on a daily basis for our publications, and as if that weren't enough, she still has time for writing in her personal blog, Seis de enero (January 6th). Juan Arellano met with Gabriela for an interview - here are the results.

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China and North Korea: Kim is like Chairman Mao?

Written by Winglok Hung · East Asia

On 4 July, the United States’ National Day, North Korea has launched seven missiles tests again and some of them were medium-range rockets that pose threat to Japan and South...

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7 July 2009

Indonesia: Twittering the Presidential Election

Written by Marisa Duma · East Asia

Indonesia is preparing for its presidential election today. GV author Marisa Duma tackles the role of Twitter in engaging the Indonesian online community in political and election campaigns.

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Arab World: Good Bye Michael Jackson

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa, North America

Bloggers from across the Arab world bid King of Pop Michael Jackson farewell today as millions of fans tune into the silver screen to watch live coverage of his memorial ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here is a snapshot of reactions from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.

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Madagascar: Traditional and New Media Discuss Crisis Reporting

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

As the political crisis in Madagascar drags along and international awareness of the situation fades, traditional media and new media in Madagascar came together to debate standards of collection and distribution of news in times of crisis.

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Honduras: Videos attempt to explain political situation

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

After the recent confusing events in Honduras, which some call a constitutional change in power and others a coup d'état, citizens try to make sense of the situation, as shown on this past post. Some are using videos to express their perspectives, and we bring you a few of them.

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Updates from July, 2009

23 July 2009

India

Photoblog ::MyFiveFromAnyShoot:: captured the LGBT Pride moments at Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa state in India and posted some of them. “It was a small but colorful and vocal group (about a 100) – from several districts in the state,” the blog informs.

• Rezwan

China

Jamyang Kyi is a Tibetan broadcaster, writer and blogger based in Xining. Her blog is very popular amongst Tibetans. High Peaks Pure Earth has translated third letter to her friend Norzin Wangmo who was imprisoned in the wake of the unrest in Tibet in 2008 from Tibetan to English.

• Dechen Pemba

22 July 2009

Russia

LJ user baxus writes a letter (RUS) to president Medvedev, in which he describes how his infant son and many other kids got sick in Gelendzhik, a Russian Black Sea resort town, and what an ordeal it was to move around the area on the day of Medvedev's visit, due to extremely tight security measures. The post has so far generated 2,371 comments, and LJ user drugoi is wondering (RUS) whether there'll be any response to the letter from the mainstream media, now that some 260 Russian blogs have linked to it.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, all names have meanings, notes American Bedu, an American married to a Saudi.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Iran

Syrian blogger Maysaloon comments on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Syria. “In light of everything that has been happening recently one wonders about the timing of the visit and whether the Israelis are trying to find out Syria's position on a possible strike against Iran,” he asks.

• Amira Al Hussaini

United Arab Emirates

Seabee, from Dubai Thoughts, says there is yet another article following the fad for Dubai bashing. This one is in the UK Sunday Times. “Once again it's an article concentrating solely about what's wrong, with no balance, but at least it isn't the sort of inaccurate and often patently untrue and sensationalist garbage,” he notes.

• Amira Al Hussaini

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