Blogs' power stretches beyond politics
Chris Nolan: While blogs have grabbed the public's attention for
their political revelations, their value as forums for collective
knowledge is becoming known in other areas as well.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1748637,00.asp
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Thursday, January 06, 2005
Community News Photography
Community News Photography
WestportNow http://www.westportnow.com/ is a "citizen journalism"
website (published in blog format) serving a tony Connecticut
community of 26,000. Run part-time by Gordon Joseloff , the site puts
special emphasis on photography by community members. You can see the
work of more than 50 citizen photographers in the site's " Year In
Pictures 2004 " http://www.westportnow.com/2004inreview/index.htm
feature. (Alas, there are no captions, but it will give you an idea
of the contributions the site receives.)
While most of the images that run on WestportNow.com aren't
professional quality, many are. And when news breaks in Westport, the
website does a nice job; the site was the best place to find coverage
and photographs http://www.echoditto.com/node/519 of an early
morning Christmas Day fire that almost devastated a Westport landmark.
Joseloff, a former UPI and CBS News journalist, says the photography
on the site does not just fall into his lap; he works at getting it.
In addition to taking lots of images around town himself at community
events (he's head of the city council, among other things), he seeks
out volunteers who are competent photographers and encourages them to
participate in the site. Typical "pay": mugs and t-shirts. And he
gives advice to his volunteers, explaining what he wants for the site
and selecting the best of their work.
Joseloff wonders why more newspaper reporters aren't following his
lead into hyper-local community journalism. The way he sees it, what
he's done in Westport -- now two years old -- is the equivalent of
starting a small community newspaper 20 years ago.
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WestportNow http://www.westportnow.com/ is a "citizen journalism"
website (published in blog format) serving a tony Connecticut
community of 26,000. Run part-time by Gordon Joseloff , the site puts
special emphasis on photography by community members. You can see the
work of more than 50 citizen photographers in the site's " Year In
Pictures 2004 " http://www.westportnow.com/2004inreview/index.htm
feature. (Alas, there are no captions, but it will give you an idea
of the contributions the site receives.)
While most of the images that run on WestportNow.com aren't
professional quality, many are. And when news breaks in Westport, the
website does a nice job; the site was the best place to find coverage
and photographs http://www.echoditto.com/node/519 of an early
morning Christmas Day fire that almost devastated a Westport landmark.
Joseloff, a former UPI and CBS News journalist, says the photography
on the site does not just fall into his lap; he works at getting it.
In addition to taking lots of images around town himself at community
events (he's head of the city council, among other things), he seeks
out volunteers who are competent photographers and encourages them to
participate in the site. Typical "pay": mugs and t-shirts. And he
gives advice to his volunteers, explaining what he wants for the site
and selecting the best of their work.
Joseloff wonders why more newspaper reporters aren't following his
lead into hyper-local community journalism. The way he sees it, what
he's done in Westport -- now two years old -- is the equivalent of
starting a small community newspaper 20 years ago.
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On the role of citizen journalism in a disaster.
THE GUARDIAN has an interesting article on the role of citizen
journalism in a disaster.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1383611,00.html
posted at 10:38 AM by Glenn Reynolds
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journalism in a disaster.
[requires free registration]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1383611,00.html
posted at 10:38 AM by Glenn Reynolds
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Tsunamis and this Thing Called Humanity
Tsunamis and this Thing Called Humanity
From the Oceans, Indiscriminate Devastation
Manuel Valenzuela
Millions of humans die prematurely each year not by tsunamis or
earthquakes, but by our exploitation of their lands and labor, by our
indifference to their plight as industrialized nations commit yearly
acts of economic genocide, as their nation's treasure is gobbled up
by banks and lending institutions, as their lands and their resources
are pillaged and raped, as their social programs are gutted to suit
the needs of America and other northern nations, condemning billions
to a life subsisting on two dollars a day, their talents ignored,
opportunity made extinct and futures oppressed.
http://207.44.245.159/article7628.htm
From the Oceans, Indiscriminate Devastation
Manuel Valenzuela
Millions of humans die prematurely each year not by tsunamis or
earthquakes, but by our exploitation of their lands and labor, by our
indifference to their plight as industrialized nations commit yearly
acts of economic genocide, as their nation's treasure is gobbled up
by banks and lending institutions, as their lands and their resources
are pillaged and raped, as their social programs are gutted to suit
the needs of America and other northern nations, condemning billions
to a life subsisting on two dollars a day, their talents ignored,
opportunity made extinct and futures oppressed.
http://207.44.245.159/article7628.htm
BETWEEN THE LINES A weekly radio newsmagazine
BETWEEN THE LINES A weekly radio newsmagazine
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a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive
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This summary is followed by three five-minute interview segments
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Bridgeport, Connecticut, has produced a weekly, award-winning public
affairs show called Between the Lines . A four-time winner of the
Connecticut Associated Press Broadcast Award for Best Feature in the
non-commercial category, this syndicated, half-hour program provides
a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive
organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream
media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic
and social topics.
Each program begins with a five-minute summary of some of the week's
under- reported news stories gathered from the alternative press.
This summary is followed by three five-minute interview segments
focusing on significant international, national and regional issues.
Our Goal is to Encourage Activism
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become active on the issues featured on each week's program.
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Poverty at the root of tsunami tragedy
POVERTY AT THE ROOT OF TSUNAMI TRAGEDY
In the infancy of the 21st century, two sudden human tragedies have
found dramatic attention in the global eye: the terror attacks of
September 11, 2001, and the tsunami of 2004. That two such different
events can be compared is testament to the importance of 9/11's
lasting influence on the order of global political power. But the
tsunami, ostensibly a natural force for which no people or nation can
suffer blame, has its political dimension, too.
> by Raywat Deonandan
>
http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?x=36065
[excerpts]
Consider if the tsunami had struck a wealthier part of the world,
perhaps the eastern seaboard of the United States.
[...]
Canada has shown leadership in this matter, with our federal
government now pledging $80 million in aid. The provinces have so
far given over $18 million independently, while individual Canadians
continue to give in heartwarming amounts. In addition, we have placed
a moratorium on debt payments from stricken nations who owe us a
total of $993.3 million.
The United States, however, initially announced a donation of only
$US35 million. This is equivalent to 12 cents for every U.S. citizen
and is noticeably less than the $US40 million Bush has earmarked for
his own inauguration ceremonies in the new year. Poorer Western
nations like Spain and Sweden have pledged $US68 million and $US75
million respectively; Sweden's GDP is one seventh the size of the
U.S.'s.
[...]
The entire U.S. foreign aid budget in 2004 was $US2.4 billion, loudly
touted as the most generous aid budget in the world. Yet this is
what the Bush administration spends in occupying Iraq every 10 days.
Moreover, aid is rarely if ever strictly altruistic. The much touted
$US3 billion/year of HIV/AIDs money ("Bush money" to field workers)
is tainted: only nations which agree to receive imports of U.S.
genetically modified foods are eligible to receive it.
In the infancy of the 21st century, two sudden human tragedies have
found dramatic attention in the global eye: the terror attacks of
September 11, 2001, and the tsunami of 2004. That two such different
events can be compared is testament to the importance of 9/11's
lasting influence on the order of global political power. But the
tsunami, ostensibly a natural force for which no people or nation can
suffer blame, has its political dimension, too.
> by Raywat Deonandan
>
http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?x=36065
[excerpts]
Consider if the tsunami had struck a wealthier part of the world,
perhaps the eastern seaboard of the United States.
[...]
Canada has shown leadership in this matter, with our federal
government now pledging $80 million in aid. The provinces have so
far given over $18 million independently, while individual Canadians
continue to give in heartwarming amounts. In addition, we have placed
a moratorium on debt payments from stricken nations who owe us a
total of $993.3 million.
The United States, however, initially announced a donation of only
$US35 million. This is equivalent to 12 cents for every U.S. citizen
and is noticeably less than the $US40 million Bush has earmarked for
his own inauguration ceremonies in the new year. Poorer Western
nations like Spain and Sweden have pledged $US68 million and $US75
million respectively; Sweden's GDP is one seventh the size of the
U.S.'s.
[...]
The entire U.S. foreign aid budget in 2004 was $US2.4 billion, loudly
touted as the most generous aid budget in the world. Yet this is
what the Bush administration spends in occupying Iraq every 10 days.
Moreover, aid is rarely if ever strictly altruistic. The much touted
$US3 billion/year of HIV/AIDs money ("Bush money" to field workers)
is tainted: only nations which agree to receive imports of U.S.
genetically modified foods are eligible to receive it.
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