Clik here to view.
The mobile revolution
Christopher Kedzie wrote in 1997, back at the start of the internet age, that “totalitarian societies face a dilemma: either they try to stifle [information and communication] technologies and thereby...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mapping the final push for Tripoli
Reports on this week’s advance by rebel forces on Tripoli have been marred by uncertainty and misinformation on the power and position of both opposition and pro-Gaddafi forces. Reports coming from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Libya and The Crisis Map
Mapping is a way of referring to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which, put simply, take geo-referenced data and place it on a map for the purpose of a clear visualisation of the metadata and for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gaddafi falls as New Media calls
As Gaddafi’s body sat on display in a butcher’s in Misrata, and people queued to take pictures on their mobile phones, I pondered the relationship between Gaddafi’s fitting end and the influence of New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UAVs: The new carrier pigeons
Following the World War One Remembrance Day ceremonies held this month, I reflect on Cher Ami, the life of a war pigeon and the power of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for humanitarian relief efforts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Radio in Crisis
The advent of radio little over 100 years ago has revolutionised the way in which we communicate. Radio technology is responsible for enabling television transmission, satcoms, mobile telephony and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Syrian activists can learn from Libyan citizen journalism…
A year on from Libya’s triumphant revolt and for most Libyans there is much to celebrate: The successful liberation from Gadaffi’s iron grip, a chance at a fresh start, a chance at democracy and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A responsibility to protect in Libya
It has been suggested that egalitarian state-building, the facilitation of security and justice and the invitation of trade opportunities are the fundamental factors needed to build peace in the new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Digital Diaspora in Conflict and Disaster
Cross posted from Haiti Rewired: Diaspora communities have traditionally taken on many international development roles in their countries of origin: through remittances, forming charitable...
View ArticleThe Final Conclusions
To learn the outcome of this research you can watch the research as it was presented at the Frontiers of New Media Symposium at the University of Utah in 2013 here:...
View Article
