· citizen journalism and capacity building ·
From the online journalism blog:
The cartograms below show the world through the eyes of editors-in-chief, in 2007. Countries swell [and get redder] as they receive more media attention; others shrink [and get yellower] as we forget them.
For some reason (it may be a combination of where I'm at with my work at ANTaR, my involvement in the Sydney Leadership program, and the change of government) I'm finding that my interest is slowly drifting towards capacity-building. So I find these charts above fascinating, because I would love to see more African, Eastern European and other rarely-heard voices take up blogging and tell us what's really happening in their communities. We will never hear their voices by reading local newspapers or, for that matter it seems, The Guardian Weekly.
Strangely, I also came across W.TEC today:
W.TEC is a Nigerian non-governmental organisation working to encourage Nigerian girls and women to learn how to use technology as a a means of empowering themselves socially and economically. This is done through projects which build technology skills among women, as well as other technology literacy workshops.
Now *this* is the kind of thing I'd like to see happen in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, should it be something they want to do.
Hat tip: Anthony Loewenstein (online journalism) and Cambodia for Kids flickr stream (capacity building)
Monday April 7, 2008
Categories: Leadership
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