Presentation by Juliana of Ushahidi.com. Some background on the mashup www.ushahidi.com, its genesis and the value of the citizen media community in times of crisis.
12. Citizen Journalist’s Objectives - The question why do you blog? is instructive - Blogging as a way of dealing with events around you Reaching Globally - Why do people pay attention? *What is the number of dead at which “Compassion Fatigue” starts to occur? a) 40,000 b) 50 c) 2 d) 500,000 *(Wired Mag Jul 2008 pg 174) Paul Slovic: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3751
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14. Citizen media - Explores Nuances & provides context - Humanizes the crisis e.g Brian’s Story http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.31/aid.135284/column.htm http://josephkaroki.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/found-alive- and-well/ http://www.mamamikes.com/blog/index.php?paged=3