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 Media and Internet
LaborTech conference call for papers and proposals
SAN FRANCISCO, USA,
-- The programme committee for the 2008 LaborTech conference is soliciting papers and suggestions for topics from labour and technology researchers, activists, workers, and educators. The conference will be organised under four themes, with each theme being explored through panel discussions, hands-on/training workshops, academic paper presentations, and participatory strategy workshops. - 02/12/2008
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It is not just a question of bread vs. radios: Community radio in India
Goa, India,
-- Other voices: The struggle for community radio in India, by two University of Hyderabad scholars, has just been published by Sage. BytesForAll's Frederick Noronha interviews the authors of the book: Vinod Pavarala, Professor of Communication and Dean of the Sarojini Naidu School of Communication, University of Hyderabad, and Dr Kanchan K Malik, a lecturer at the university. - 10/09/2007
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What is happening in Burma?
Burma,
-- APC partners recommend reliable news sources for those following the Burma democracy and human right crisis. Check www.irrawaddy.org and www.mizzima.com for regular updates. - 10/02/2007
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APC at Highway Africa & Digital Citizen Indaba 2007
GRAHAMSTOWN, South Africa,
-- Highway Africa is where more than 600 African journalists gathered between September 10 and 12 in Grahamstown, South Africa. The conference was preceeded by the second Digital Citizen Indaba on blogging which was held at Rhodes University, same location, on September 10. Keep track of the debates on excellence in journalism, and issues such as community media and gender and media in Africa as APC blogs. - 09/11/2007
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Media in central African conflicts: a difficult choice between impartiality and propaganda
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo,
-- Information has become a powerful weapon that can be manipulated during times of conflict. This was seen again in central Africa between 1993 and 1994, as revealed by Sylvie Niombo of APC-Africa-Women in her analysis of the work, The media and conflicts in Central Africa, edited by Marie-Soleil Frère and published in 2007 by the Panos Institute of Paris. - 08/15/2007
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OURMedia, looking at media alternatives and beyond
SYDNEY, Australia,
-- OURMedia calls itself a "network and forum" and is made up of engaged academics and media practitioners, activists, artists and policy-makers who support the growth of what they term the "democratic potential of community, alternative and 'citizens' media". - 05/22/2007
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Pakistan: Blog-o-Furious
Pakistan,
-- As the political situation in Pakistan gets progressively worse, a native writer highlights the views of Pakistani bloggers providing the most honest and accurate views on events there. - 05/16/2007
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Radical question: Can alternative media get a leg-up from new technology?
SYDNEY, Australia,
-- On the sidelines of the OURMedia conference held in Sydney, Australia, in mid-April 2007, John D.H. Downing spoke to APCNews and explained where his critique of the media intersects with the possibilities opened up by information and communication technologies. - 04/24/2007
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Blogs for African Women get Nigerian women hooked on technology
MEXICO, Mexico,
-- In releasing the list of successful applicants in one of its small grants initiatives, APC's women programme in Africa injected some real-life into the Swahili word "harambee" in March 2007. Blogs for African Women (BAWo) has taken hold of the Nigerian blogging spirit to strengthen women's activism and by the same token, got awarded one of six Harambee small grants. Read about Networking for Success, BAWo's second initiative getting Nigerian women into the blogosphere. - 03/29/2007
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Getting a voice in cyberspace: Audio for social movements
GOA, India,
-- In campaign mode, everyone understands the importance of getting a voice in the media. The problem is, the mainstream media often trivialises or misunderstands your cause. So? You needn't just sit back and groan. Technology is today increasingly placing the tools in the hands of those who want to wield them. And it's getting simpler, more affordable and freer all the time. - 01/25/2007
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Indian media freedom campaigners welcome new community radio policy
GOA, India,
-- Eleven years after the Indian Supreme Court directed New Delhi to "open up the airwaves", campaigners who battled long for this to happen gave a sigh of relief when India finally opened up its broadcasts to community radio in mid November 2006. - 12/12/2006
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A utopia called diversity?
ATHENS, Greece,
-- What does diversity mean in the internet age? Linguistic and content plurality was the approach chosen by the organising committee for the Internet Governance Forum, which took place in Athens, Greece, from October 29th to November 2nd. - 11/16/2006
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BBC panel on media left audience laughing and out of breath
ROME, Italy,
-- In a packed plenary room of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome this week, the BBC’s World Service Trust organised a world debate, hosted by BBC World star moderator Stephen Sackur. “Is a Free Media Essential for Development?” was the question asked. Trigger-happy panellists did not loose a second to get in debating mode. - 10/27/2006
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Re:Transmission - Reporting on online video
BUDAPEST, Hungary,
-- Maxigas from APC-member Green Spider in Hungary reports on the progress accomplished at Transmission, a gathering of citizen journalists, video makers, artists, programmers and web producers who are developing online video distribution tools for social justice and media democracy. Last June, a workshop called Transmission.cc took place in Rome. No later than last week, transmission made a stop in London. Transmission is being autonomously organised by EngageMedia, Candida TV and Clearer Channel with the assistance of APC.au/c2o. Full info about the the latest event: http://retransmission.org.uk - 10/16/2006
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Asia’s doors open only very slightly to community radio
DHAKA, Bangladesh,
-- AMARC Asia-Pacific is part of an international non-governmental organisation serving the community radio movement, with almost 3,000 members and associates in 110 countries. APCNews met with Suman Basnet earlier this year. The AMARC Asia-Pacific's regional coordinator talks about his organisation and provides an poignant overview the challenges faced by community radio stations in Asia and the Pacific region. - 07/28/2006
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APC.org site ranks near top 15,000 globally
GOA, India,
-- APC.org - the bilingual English-Spanish site of the Association for Progressive Communications - currently ranks 15,260 in terms of traffic among sites globally rated by the alexa.com information service. "This is simply extraordinary for a .org site," commented Daniel Pimienta of Funredes.org, an organisation that recently became an APC member. - 07/25/2006
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Australia, where technology plays the role of spoilsport
DHAKA, Bangladesh,
-- Australia has had a very liberal community broadcasting regime. But could technology, and the interests of big business, change that all? That's the fear of media campaigners Down Under. - 07/06/2006
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Alegre argues for public-interest driven media
DHAKA, Bangladesh,
-- APCNews met up with Al Alegre of the APC member FMA in Dhaka, Bangladesh earlier this year. Although the Dhaka meeting tackled information and communication technologies (ICTs) as means to achieve social justice, Alegre had a story about media to tell. This article looks into communication rights, Philippine style. - 05/19/2006
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Free speech activist Alaa Seif Al-Islam detained by the Egyptian government
TOULOUSE, France,
-- On Sunday May 7, free speech activist Alaa Seif Al-Islam - a pioneer Egyptian blogger - was arrested by the authorities of his country. Alaa, a colleague and friend of the APC community, with which he shared many encounters, is persecuted for organising protest activities against his government. - 05/12/2006
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21st century maxim: the personal is political in the Korean blogging world
DHAKA, Bangladesh,
-- “There's power in getting people to talk. When voices get online, and can express themselves, this in itself unleashes a whole new chemistry.” Hana Kim - better known by her cyberidentity as 'Dalgun' - clearly understands the relevance of her work. Soft-spoken Dalgun is part of the APC-member Korean progressive network Jinbonet (jinbo.net). She talks about the tactics she is involved with to get youngsters to blog. APCNews has met her in Dhaka, Bangladesh in mid-April. - 04/26/2006
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