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links for 2006-08-02

• » Journalism of all kinds and the process of growing | Rational rants | ZDNet.com
  Mitch Ratcliffe on Lemann's New Yorker article on citizens' media: "What must be embraced by the citizen journalists out there is the rigor and self-criticism that journalism represents. Where Nicholas Lemann's critique of citizen journalism falls down is
  (tags: journalism webcred blogging citizenmedia CitizenJournalism media)

links for 2006-08-01

• Dibussi Tande: Scribbles from the Den: Stuck on the Fringes of the Knowledge Economy
  Cameroonian blogger Dibussi Tande examines why Cameroon may not succeed in following India's footsteps as an outsourcing mecca, despite the local talent.
  (tags: Cameroon Africa globalvoices globalization outsourcing techtrends)
• The New Yorker: Fact - Amateur Hour: Journalism Without Journalists
  Nick Lehmann: "As journalism moves to the Internet, the main project ought to be moving reporters there, not stripping them away.“
  (tags: journalism media WEBCRED internet)
• PressThink: Some Problems with New Assignment.Net
  Jay Rosen: "Every time I have explained the site to journalists the first objection has been the same. It's a prediction. If people do step forward to fund these New Assignments, they will be interests with an agenda who only want results that support tha
  (tags: CitizenJournalism journalism media WEBCRED)
• America transforms the Middle East, but not as envisioned - The Boston Globe
  "Can Washington accept responsibility for the transformative catastrophe that its new strategic doctrine is even now bringing about?"
  (tags: mideast)
• In an African Minute: Will Africa Benefit from the Rise of Personal Media?
  "Will African benefit from the rise of participatory media? The tools are available, the potential is unmistakable, but the benefit will not come without smart, strategic action."
  (tags: citizenmedia blogging globalvoices media africa)
• DesiPundit » Crossing Paths, Crossing Cultures: Global Impact of the Indian Blogosphere
  Neha writes: "Many eyes are on the Indian blogosphere to see if projects that use citizen’s media work well in different socio-economic contexts."
  (tags: india citizenmedia blogs blogging webcred globalvoices)
• …My heart’s in Accra » Elections in the DRC, and the image of the UN
  Ethan writes: "The UN’s got an image problem, and it’s not entirely their fault. The situations where the UN has been most effective - Sierra Leone, Liberia, DRC, East Timor, to list some recent successes - are low-media attention countries."
  (tags: drc africa globalvoices media journalism citizenmedia U.N.)
• RFA: Tibetan Author’s Blog Closed
  "Chinese authorities have closed a popular blog by a banned Tibetan author in Beijing, Woeser, who said in an interview she was unsurprised by the move but had received no explanation."
  (tags: china tibet censorship blogs blogging chineseinternetresearch freespeech)