Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2010

January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

14 January 2010

Caribbean: Helping Haiti

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Caribbean

Bloggers around the Caribbean react to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Some appeal to the public to support relief efforts; others scrutinise how Caribbean governments and media have responded to the crisis facing the Haitian populace.

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Ecuador: Radio Voice of Arutam Taken Off the Air

Written by Milton Ramirez · Latin America

Radio Voice of Arutam, which broadcasts to the indigenous community of the Shuar, was taken off the air because the Ecuadorian government said that it had incited violence during protests in 2009.

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Tunisian Diplomat Dies in Haiti Earthquake

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · Middle East & North Africa, Caribbean

Hedi Annabi, a 66-year-old Tunisian diplomat and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Haiti (Minustah) is thought to be among those who perished in Haiti's violent earthquake. Tunisian bloggers lament his loss.

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Haiti: Tweets from the Ground

Written by Jillian C. York · Caribbean

As the horror of the earthquake in Haiti reverberates around the world, a number of intrepid locals, foreign reporters, and aid workers are tweeting from on the ground. Some are working to gather aid and funds, while others are simply trying to show the world what's happening in Haiti.

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Puerto Rico: Bloggers grieve over earthquake in Haiti

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Caribbean, Latin America

Haiti should also be remembered by its history of strength and infinite resilience. Haiti was the first country in the Americas to achieve its independence. Now, more than ever, the Haitian people and Haiti, a country that has been plagued by corruption, poverty, neglect, and tragedy, must be remembered. Puerto Rican bloggers have joined in solidarity.

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Haiti: Le Cap Haitien sends some news

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Caribbean

Wednesday January 13th: The day after the terrible 7.0 earthquake which has left Haiti in an undefinable situation, and the island is facing seemingly insurmountable communication challenges. Still, bloggers are trying to get the word out...

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Updates from January, 2010

21 January 2010

India

Rajesh Jain at Emergic stresses the need for “a friction-free person-to-person micropayments capability, much like PayPal” in India. Read the series here: (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

• Rezwan

Japan

Harvey blogs about the appointment three Kawaii ambassadors by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The government expects they will increase international understanding of Japan and its people.

• Oiwan Lam

China

C. Custer criticized Shaun Rein’s recent column in Forbes about China internet freedom.

• Oiwan Lam

Japan

The Twitter application Politter offers lists of tweets from the official accounts of Japanese politicians. It also has an interface for hashtags related to politics. @masamix0417 uses it instead of following the politicians on Twitter. [ja]

• Tomomi Sasaki

Kenya

Bumni writes about the decision to make Kiswahili an optional subject in Kenya: “The subject will no longer be a compulsory paper in the Standard Eight national examinations…”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Kenya

Erik discusses AfricaKnows Project: “AfricaKnows is a new project by TED Fellows Josh Wanyama and Sheila Ochugboju. Their job: to tell a different story of Africa, through big pictures that let you see directly into the heart of African cities.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Zimbabwe

The state of the economy in Zimbabwe from Economic Views of Zimbabwe blog: “We closed 2009 with an average inflation rate of minus 7,7%, but from April this year it is likely that the negative numbers will start moving quickly into less comfortable positive inflation rate figures. Because of the contrast against the low index numbers reached by June 2009, it appears likely that the rate by June 2010 will reach or exceed 5%.”

• Ndesanjo Macha