September, 2010
Stories from September, 2010
8 September 2010
Colombia: Hiperbarrio Bloggers on Violence in Medellín
Violence, murder, theft and crime are a constant in Medellín and its metropolitan area; issues all people must learn to live with and a social phenomenon that has grown in the last year. Bloggers from Rising Voices project Hiperbarrio expressed their feelings and different viewpoints on the matter in personal and group blogs.
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Brazil: “Do It Yourself” Clean Elections
In less than one month there will be elections in Brazil and Eleitor 2010 has already became a game-changer: it is a "crowdsourcing" project aiming to facilitate citizen reports of abuses of the electoral process. Through the platform, some entertaining anecdotes have already come to light.
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Russia: Bloggers Clash With the Ruling Party
The Russian Internet community's response to the wildfires was accompanied with a high level of hostility and direct clashes between netizens and pro-government activists. Gregory Asmolov analyzes the conflict and suggests a strong linkage between the degree of online cooperation and the way online sources presented the role of the government in the wildfires disaster.
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Macedonia: Bronze Lions, Accountability & Transparency
The new statues of four bronze lions on a Skopje bridge attracted the attention of the Macedonian public by the end of August. The initial arrogant refusal of accountability by their creators overshadowed the questionable artistic achievement related to these publicly funded felines.
Blog Carnival: Venezuela, Freedom of Expression on the Internet - A Summary
After reading the participating posts for the Blog Carnival: Venezuela, Freedom of Expression on the Internet, it is clear that while within the scope of traditional media there might be attempts to curtail freedom of expression, on the Internet the picture is very different. Read what Venezuelan bloggers had to say on this issue.
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I think the reason it stuck with me is that I was fired from my first real job--teaching at a...