The role of social media
Speakers comment on the role of social media at FoME 2011 Symposium “Hype or Hope? The impact of digital media on journalism and development” in Bonn.
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Some impressions from FoME 2011 Symposium
Speakers and audiences comment on their impressions of FoME 2011 Symposium “Hype or Hope? The impact of digital media on journalism and development” in Bonn.
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The future of investigative journalism in Latin America. Non-profit digital media could be a way to fight corruption.
By Julieta Romero Güeto and Simon Didszuweit
After witnessing investigative journalism almost disappear in Latin America, Peruvian journalist Gustavo Goritti, director of IDL Reporteros, thinks there is now hope for rebirth.…
Workshop: Navigating the Digital. Getting your message heard and staying safe
By Julieta Romero Güeto and Simon Didszuweit
In Germany 1989, social change started with people gathering in a church. This year in Egypt, cameras and mobile phones played a key role during demonstrations. That’s how Marek Tuszynski, co-founder of the international NGO Tactical Tech Collective, opened the workshop “Navigating the Digital: Getting your Message Heard and Staying Safe” during the second day of the FoME Symposium.…
First images online
The first impressions from FoME 2011 Symposium have arrived and are now available in our flickr-stream.
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Welcome address by Dr. Helmut Osang
Dr. Helmut Osang, Head of Media Development DW-AKADEMIE and co-founder of Forum Media and Development (FoME) speaking his welcome address.
Video by Frank Norden.
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Workshop: Crowdsourcing Journalism. How to involve those closest to the story.
By Natalia Lazareva and Eira Martens
YouTube: 8 years of video content is being uploaded every day. Facebook: 250 million of photos are being uploaded every day. Twitter: while in September 2010 about 100 million of tweets were posted daily, their number reached 250 million in September 2011.…
Workshop: Augmenting New and Old. Open-Source in Radio and Newsrooms
By Gerhard Schneibel and Eira Martens
On Day 2 of the FoME 2011 Symposium, participants joined workshop sessions for a more in-depth look at specific topics. Adam Thomas, of Prag-based Sourcefabric shared with participants some strategies for implementing open source software in their newsrooms.…
Security Threats in the Digital Era: Battlefields of political ideology
By Toqa Pia Hilal, Srinivas Mazumdarum and Eira Martens
The role of social media in past, current and future revolutions is becoming not only a widely discussed but also a highly controversial topic. Highlighting the impact of Facebook and Twitter on supporting the so-called Arab Spring revolutions, the speakers of the session on “Security Threats” portrayed not only the bright side of this rapidly evolving social media usage, but also the ugly side. …
New Media, New Partnerships: Citizens conquering the global media sphere
By Mohammed Al-Sarray, Srinivas Mazumdaru and Eira Martens
The second day of the FoME 2011 Symposium started with a discussion on new media platforms and their usage by “traditional” and citizen journalists. According to Ivan Sigal, Executive Director of Global Voices, a non-profit online initiative for citizen media, information now a days flows through complex networks between citizen journalists and media organizations. …
