Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 17 December, 2010 - 11:43
The Center for Media Assistance (CIMA) published a new report that examines the challenges and opportunities facing "citizen journalism" around the world. Free download link below. If you have comments or questions, please ask by reply email!
According to the website, CIMA is an initiative of the National Endowment for Democracy that:
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 9 September, 2010 - 08:13
I wanted to pass on this great elearning opportunity which I received today via the @risingvoices mailing list. It would be great to see many Kabissa members in Africa participate. "Join the Applicants Group, and you could be one of thirty women selected to participate in the full five-month citizen journalism and empowerment training program!"
Submitted by Kevin_Rennie on 21 May, 2010 - 13:09
I managed to capture Ceasefire Liberia Project Manager Nat Bayjay's presentation to the recent Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Santiago, Chile. It was an inspiring moment. In Nat's words, it's "beyond the ordinary"!
The full story is available at the Th!nk3: Developing World blogging competition website Ceasefire Liberia: Rising African Voices
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 13 November, 2009 - 11:29
I was pleased to learn about Ceasefire Liberia, a terrific example of the type of social media connections Kabissa seeks to promote.
From the website:
"Ceasefire Liberia is a multimedia project which aims to document the Liberian experience on both sides of the ocean. It includes a book, documentary film work, and now a blog. The goal of the blog is to connect the Liberian community in Liberia with the rest of the Diaspora in order to create a dialogue between those who fled during the war and those who remained."
The founder, Ruthie Ackerman, was recently interviewed on Media Bistro, which you can listen to online here. (via Rising Voices mailing list)
Submitted by Janet Feldman on 26 February, 2009 - 10:38
Submitted by Janet Feldman on 13 February, 2009 - 09:26
This Valentine's Day (February 14), Global Voices--a leading participatory media news room for voices from the developing world--will be launching a campaign called "Teach Someone You Love To Blog Or Micro-Blog." Please participate in this exciting project by following the simple steps on this post:
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/11/on-valentines-teach-someone-you-love-to-blog-or-micro-blog/
Global
Voices and its outreach arm, Rising Voices, are at the forefront of
citizen-journalism activities related to issues such as health, development, and
ICTs. This "teach-in" marks the start of a series of health-related activities
specifically focusing on HIV/AIDS.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 5 January, 2009 - 17:57
I came across this opportunity today in my email from the Rising Voices discussion group. This micro-grant scheme presents an excellent opportunity for Kabissa members working in rural areas or in very poor communities who are seeking neparticipate in global conversations that concern them. If you apply for one of these micro-grants, please share it with the Kabissa community! -Tobias
Rising Voices, the outreach arm of Global Voices, is now accepting project proposals for microgrant funding of up to $5,000 for new media outreach projects. Ideal applicants will present innovative and detailed proposals to teach citizen media techniques to communities that are poorly positioned to discover and take advantage of tools like blogging, video-blogging, and podcasting on their own.
Submitted by Janet Feldman on 2 December, 2008 - 03:40
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Rising Voices (http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org) will be hosting a live chat on Wednesday, December 3rd at the 3 p.m. Nairobi time:
7am (New York, EST)
10am (Buenos Aires)
12pm (London, GMT)
2 pm (Cape Town, Beirut)
3pm (Nairobi, Moscow)
5.30pm (New Delhi)
8pm (Beijing, Manila)
9pm (Tokyo)
11pm (Sydney)
