Citizen Media in Africa

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CERN web page in 1990
1995 - Geocities and Tripod: Personal Homepages
1997 - weblogs
diaspora
expat/aid workers
local bloggers
digital divides - technical, language, relevance power divide
connectivity divide
language divides
relevancy divide
December 2007- March 2008 Disputed election Widespread protest Ethnic violence Joint government
SMS used to spread ethnic hatred. 1700 instigators identiﬁed - no prosecution.
Most popular forum closed down due to ethnic violence
Citizen reporting via blogs.
Concerned Kenyan Writers
Support from the diaspora via alternative remittance
radio plus internet input
Interactive Radio for Justice featuring DRC deputy minister for defense, head of military operations for MONUC mobile + radio
mobile + newspapers
mobile + international news
beyond news
REPACTED - Nakuru beyond the phone, beyond the computer
Diana Camia with Baby Kamba
more stories more connections