The case of Eastern Europe/Central Asia by Evgeny Morozov/Transitions Online March 24, 2007 Email: morozove@tol.org Blogging in Dangerous Places

Russia MSM appropriated by Kremlin Opposition politicians forced to go online New forum for intellectual debates New venue for “kitchen talk”/samizdat

MSM appropriated by Kremlin

Opposition politicians forced to go online

New forum for intellectual debates

New venue for “kitchen talk”/samizdat

Russia-continued Can’t be an engaged public intellectual and be missing from LiveJournal From blogosphere to MSM—and back (Kononenko)‏ Regional reporting: citizen media can do much better Result: Kremlin making significant steps to co-opt it/block it selectively

Can’t be an engaged public intellectual and be missing from LiveJournal

From blogosphere to MSM—and back (Kononenko)‏

Regional reporting: citizen media can do much better

Result: Kremlin making significant steps to co-opt it/block it selectively

Belarus 5 years ahead of Russia in terms of authoritarianism The dichotomy between MSM/new media is a false one Blogosphere is the MSM in Belarus; fulfilling its role Newspapers start reprinting full-text blog posts

5 years ahead of Russia in terms of authoritarianism

The dichotomy between MSM/new media is a false one

Blogosphere is the MSM in Belarus; fulfilling its role

Newspapers start reprinting full-text blog posts

Belarus Using Internet for advocacy/mobilization Use of the Internet for organized protests/blocking Use of the Internet for flashmobs Use of the Internet for dissiminating prohibited material

Using Internet for advocacy/mobilization

Use of the Internet for organized protests/blocking

Use of the Internet for flashmobs

Use of the Internet for dissiminating prohibited material

Belarus: what’s missing More trainings in anonymity/online security From online to offline communities: the book of accounts during the March protests Building the infrastructure “ Outsmarting” the authorities

More trainings in anonymity/online security

From online to offline communities: the book of accounts during the March protests

Building the infrastructure

“ Outsmarting” the authorities

Central Asia Even more repressive than Belarus/Russia Smaller Internet penetration rates Need for more outreach/engagement Even more trainings on online anonimity Kicking-off discussions that are otherwise avoided in state-controlled MSM

Even more repressive than Belarus/Russia

Smaller Internet penetration rates

Need for more outreach/engagement

Even more trainings on online anonimity

Kicking-off discussions that are otherwise avoided in state-controlled MSM

Finding new business models Syndicating professional regional blogging commentary to MSM (Global Voices/Reuters)‏ BlogBurst's model (USAToday/Reuters)‏ Finding new ways to enhance the traditional reporting: crowdsourcing, open-source Reporting, Assignment Zero/new models for foreign correspondents

Syndicating professional regional blogging commentary to MSM (Global Voices/Reuters)‏

BlogBurst's model (USAToday/Reuters)‏

Finding new ways to enhance the traditional reporting: crowdsourcing, open-source

Reporting, Assignment Zero/new models for foreign correspondents

Source: Citizen Media, Fad or Future of the News, Feb2007, JLAB

Source: State of the News Media 2007

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