One of the central projects that I have been involved with during the fall semester examines the role of media and technology in immigrants’ rights movements. I have been able to conduct several interviews with student organizers and community members, which have been very insightful into media strategies. The three […]
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En el momento que escribo este texto, un grupo de hackers llamado el Security Warriors Team SWT, lanzó un ataque al sitio web de la empresa de teléfonos celurares Movistar de Costa Rica este viernes 18 de noviembre. Los hackers sobrepusieron la imagen del sitio y logo de su grupo […]
Thanks to “The Crime Report” for their coverage of Charlie DeTar’s Center project, Between the Bars: Reentry and reform can take root when prisoners are able to maintain connections with their families and communities. One website is making great strides in building those bridges online. BetweentheBars.org aims to humanize prisoners […]
Here’s your breakdown of news in civic media this week… VIDEO Mapping Media Ecosystems Hal Roberts, Erhardt Graeff, and Gilad Lotan FEATURED EVENTS Fandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected WorldMimi Ito at MIT, Wednesday 5pm Civic Media Lunch: ZUMIX Thursday 12pm VOIP Drupal Hackathon Saturday 12pm CIVIC.MIT.EDU/BLOG Visual Approaches […]
Costa Rica puede ser un reflejo, un microcosmo, de lo que acontece en forma global con respecto a los medios de comunicación, el periodismo, la libertad de expresión, y la democracia. Siempre contiene sus idiosincracias internas, pero en el escenario globalizado, ocurren patrones que se repiten alrededor del mundo. Por […]