Citizen media - or networked journalism, a much better term - has revolutionised the media environment. Numerous citizens from the world can now better engage with their environment thanks to the internet. Rising Voices is a project to help this along. The latest recipients are fascinating. Take one:
Shaghayegh Azimi and fellow veteran Iranian videobloggers will partner with the Tehran-based Young Cinema Society to identify aspiring young filmmakers and teach them the skills to both produce compelling short videos and publish them online. In her proposal Shaghayegh writes, “the two most important goals we hope to accomplish are 1) to introduce and inspire Iranian youth of underrepresented communities to engage in interaction with the global online community and especially the videoblogging community and 2) to educate and inspire tolerance of Iran through human stories.” You can see examples of Shaghayegh’s previous work on PBS’s Frontline/World website.
Watch those links to Jeff Jarvis, Ant. He helped set up the Fadhil bros. at ITM and has a shady past: another Iraq War champion who walked away without ever really apologising…
Yes, I’m aware of the background of Jarvis re Iraq. It’s not pretty at all, but I find many of his comments re the web rather compelling. Thanks for the reminder.