by Juliana Rincón Parra Three different video contests open for video bloggers from around the world to participate in, either especifically geared for citizen journalists or with a category for them. One for mobile movies, one to promote causes you care for and the last to report news through online video. So bring out your […]
Taiwan: Support for Tibet
by I-fan Lin For Tibetan independence movement, most Taiwanese support and sympathize Tibetans, and many people changed their twitter profile figure to the flag of Tibet which represents Tibetan independence movement. Many artists, writers, musicians, and social movement participants held ‘Bringing love to Tibet’ to pray for Tibetans: Young volunteers from Taiwan have worked overseas […]
Burkina Faso: Home of Black Bags, Baobabs and Cute Kids?
by John Liebhardt Let’s begin with some old business. From Stephen Davis of Voice in the Desert: His book Sophie and the Albino Camel is up for the Norfolk Shorts shortlist of books under 150 pages. (For some reviews of Sophie and the Albino Camel, check here.) While he won’t know the outcome until April […]
Argentina: Web Entrepreneurs in Palermo Valley
by Jorge Gobbi Twitter has been one of the most talked about tools in 2007, and communites have been created around short messages or microblogging. Many were quick to realize its usefulness or its “fashionable” status. In spite of all of this, Twitter remains in use, with more users each day and with hundreds of […]
New Abolitionists Fight Slavery in Tomato Fields
by James Parks, Mar 13, 2008 The slave trade in the United States was banned 200 years ago, but in the tomato fields of south Florida, modern-day slavery still thrives. Farm workers who pick tomatoes for the fast-food industry are among this country’s most exploited workers. They sometimes are held against their will, beaten and forced […]
Paraguay: Ex-Pat Bloggers Share New Experiences
by Muna Annahas The way foreigners see Paraguay, what, and how they feel when they first arrive to Paraguay can be quite an interesting subject. Some stay for a short time as a tourist, while others stay for a couple of years for a mission or project, and even some […]