creating social justice initiatives online
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Creating social justice initiatives online
Sanjana Hattotuwa
Ashoka News and Knowledge FellowTED FellowArchitect and co-curator, Groundviews
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What really is this social media/new media ecosystem?
• Social media uses Internet and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many).
• It supports the democratisation of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers. (Wikipedia)
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What is social justice?
• Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being.
• Absence or end of war is not a just peace or society.
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social media landscape
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social media landscape today
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plus.google.com
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new media foundations
• Blogs
• Social networks (Twitter, Facebook)
• Mobiles: SMS to social networking sites, mobile photography and video
• Wired (ADSL) and wireless broadband (3G etc)
• Greater access, also in Sinhala & Tamil
• Lower transactional cost (cost per SMS, subscription for ADSL, cost per dongle, data subscriptions)
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what’s new?
• Ubiquity of two way communications
• Addressable peoples, even those who IDPs or refugees
• Both news generation and dissemination leverages new media
• Disintermediated models vs. traditional media model
• Citizens as producers
• Low resolution, hyperlocal helps focus and granularity
• Aggregation of low resolution helps macro analysis and strategy
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the revolution
Media Consumer
MediaConsumer / Witness / Producer
Information as a conversationKnowledge through curation
Information as a package
Passive
Active / Reactive
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Question why | Tell your own story
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example from abroad
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crowdsourcing reports: Crowdvoicehttp://crowdvoice.org
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dialogue & discussion: dropping knowledgehttp://www.droppingknowledge.org/bin/home/home.page
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crisis in darfur : using google earth
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“saffron revolution” in myanmar 2007
• 100,000 people joined a Facebook group supporting the monks
• No international TV crews allowed in the country
• Mobile phone cameras were the first footage of the monks protest
• Blogs from Rangoon were the only sources of information
• The junta shut down all Internet and mobile communications
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Our presentThe telegenic revolutions
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all mainstream media use social media
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examples from sri lanka
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google moderate: participatory journalismhttp://www.groundviews.org/2010/03/15/strengthening-democracy-in-sri-lanka-an-open-invitation-to-generate-fresh-ideas/
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online video: vikalpa YouTube channelwww.youtube.com/vikalpasl
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alternative politics in sinhala vikalpa www.vikalpa.org
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boondi alternative Sinhala critiqueswww.boondi.lk
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kottu: blog aggregation in Tamil, Sinhala and Englishwww.kottu.org
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sinhala bloggers union: Sinhala blog aggregationwww.sinhalabloggers.com
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twitter topical, pithy perspectiveswww.twitter.com
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groundviews.org: civic media bearing witnesshttp://www.groundviews.org
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change making through civic media
Be the change you want to seeCreate and curate frames of respectful dialogueBe critical of everything, but not equally soFail, it is the best way to learn. Be open about it.Challenge authority, age and conventional wisdom.Know what you want to see and communicate itStand up for principles, even if you are the only one.People will remember the hope you gave, not the site designTake risks, never be afraid to give it all up Embrace technologyBear witness, not pursue regime change
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media literacy
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selecting the best produce
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consuming the news
• Buying fruits of vegetables
• Check price
• Weigh it in one’s hands
• Look at it from all angles
• Look at it in context
• Look at a few, not just one
• Discard if old
• Ascertain location where it was produced
• Consuming news
• Check authorship
• Check for veracity, quality
• Is it accurate, fair, topical?
• What is the bias? Is it progressive?
• Select a few from many sources
• Discard if out-dated information is presented
• Be cautious of unverified information and breaking news
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How to navigate social media?
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creating relationships
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Debates via Twitter
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Debates via Skypehttp://groundviews.org/2011/07/15/a-sri-lankan-identity-and-race-relations
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social networking: facebook750 million+ users
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social networking: facebook reach
Avg. FB account: 130 friends
Potential reach of ~1,586,000 FB accounts. Instantly.
Groundviews FB page has 12,200+ fans
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social networking: facebook reach
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social networking: facebook reach
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producing content
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google mapshttp://groundviews.org/2011/02/05/google-map-on-flood-affected-areas-in-sri-lanka-february-2011
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wordpress.com: blogging
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twitter.com micro-blogginghttp://media.twitter.com
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ustream.tv: broadcasting via a PC
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ustream: mobile phone broadcastinghttp://www.ustream.tv/mobile
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flickr online photos
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interactive timelineshttp://www.timetoast.com
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bundling social media, adding value through curationhttp://www.bundlr.com & http://www.storify.com
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word cloudshttp://groundviews.org/2011/05/11/from-draft-to-official-text-wikileaks-reveals-the-us-response-to-the-end-of-war-in-sri-lanka/
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engaging with content
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google newshttp://news.google.com
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google readerhttp://reader.google.com
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take home
• Think beyond text. Online is not print.
• Think beyond prose. Online can be satire, verse, haiku!
• Think of photos, audio, video. Rich media tells stories, adds context.
• Think of SMS and crowd-sourcing, the audience are the producers.
• Don’t suggest you know everything. Use the community to add value to story.
• Link to other stories online, they add value.
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