david kobia ory okolloh erik hersman juliana rotich

Crowd Sourcing Crisis Information Juliana Rotich [email_address] The role of Citizen Media in the Web of the Future

Kenya Elections 2007 Getting from here To here To here

President Mwai Kibaki incumbent Raila Odinga opposition

Media Blackout traditional media blogs/social media

Ory Okolloh kenyanpundit.com

Bahrain Land Rights (PDF) - http://elijahzarwan.net/blog/?p=268

Tunisia Prisons Map - http://kitab.nl/tunisianprisonersmap

Our Goals Create a way for everyday Kenyans to report incidents of violence that they saw Create an archive of news and reports around those same events Show where the majority of the violence was happening

Create a way for everyday Kenyans to report incidents of violence that they saw

Create an archive of news and reports around those same events

Show where the majority of the violence was happening

Citizen Journalist’s Objectives - The question why do you blog? is instructive - Blogging as a way of dealing with events around you Reaching Globally - Why do people pay attention? *What is the number of dead at which “Compassion Fatigue” starts to occur? a) 40,000 b) 50 c) 2 d) 500,000 *(Wired Mag Jul 2008 pg 174) Paul Slovic: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3751

Citizen media - Explores Nuances & provides context - Humanizes the crisis e.g Brian’s Story http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.31/aid.135284/column.htm http://josephkaroki.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/found-alive- and-well/ http://www.mamamikes.com/blog/index.php?paged=3

Lessons Learned The importance of engaging Diaspora How to Help - A question that we needed to answer early on. Global Networks such as GV are invaluable during crisis situations Value of Aggregation and social networks

The importance of engaging Diaspora

How to Help - A question that we needed to answer early on.

Global Networks such as GV are invaluable during crisis situations

Value of Aggregation and social networks

Lessons Learned The importance of mapping accuracy Data poisoning - what happens when your antagonist starts using it? Verification is difficult Clarify why it was created and make that inescapably obvious Create a feedback loop to end users

The importance of mapping accuracy

Data poisoning - what happens when your antagonist starts using it?

Verification is difficult

Clarify why it was created and make that inescapably obvious

Create a feedback loop to end users

Next Steps Developing Ushahidi version 2 + Pilot NGO partnership program Mobile platform - collection, feedback loop Ushahidi Community - The power of the crowds and Citizen journalists Answer the question How can I help? mapping volunteer stations/opportunities Create a feedback loop to end users

Developing Ushahidi version 2 + Pilot NGO partnership program

Mobile platform - collection, feedback loop

Ushahidi Community - The power of the crowds and Citizen journalists

Answer the question How can I help? mapping volunteer stations/opportunities

Create a feedback loop to end users

Thank You Omolo, Kuria, Kimura, Nyokabi, Miaud, Edgerton, Monyo, Kimeria, Dsouza, Kangethe, Muthoni, Coseac, Barbieri, Patel, Jabbar, Mann, Warungongo, Wairimu, Juergen, Njoroge, Laurance, Wanja, Wambui, Romanos, Lutz, Popplewell , Walsh, Kamau, Gessner, Gichanga, Gray, Butler, Ndambuki, Herman, Nordlund, Amusala, Boit, Adamson, Karuoya, Rothmyer, Shelton, Krenceyova, Yodit, Desjarlais, Brea , Wekesa, Duffy, Gatuiria, Parekh, Zuckerman , Tuva, Good, Okolloh , Harakis, Mutai, Juliana, Sara, Bangura, Njoki, Shalom,Bentley, Weber, Krueger, Canning, Suetterlin, Forshaw, Sasaki , Kimeria, Kaniaru, Wandimi, Knight, Ligale, Mahihu, Mueller, Giraudo, Wakanene, Itotia, Ndambuki, Vincenti, Roper, Rife, Hanover, Shepard, Chieni-Cookson, Kendi, Muthoni, Magero, Mangunyu