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La Verdad del Autoritarismo Digital en Venezuela
By David Aragort Un “Gran Hermano” en Venezuela Un informe publicado recientemente por una de las principales empresas de telecomunicaciones en Venezuela confirmó lo que muchos habían temido durante mucho tiempo: la vigilancia estatal en el país ha alcanzado una escala masiva. El informe de T... |
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The Reality of Digital Authoritarianism in Venez...
By David Aragort A Venezuelan Big Brother A recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela confirmed what many had long feared: state surveillance has reached a massive scale. The Telefónica (Movistar Venezuela’s parent company) report revealed that more than 1.5 ... |
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Audiences worldwide are hungry for quality news ...
There is growing concern that the channels for digitally distributing news–chief among them Facebook and Google–direct traffic and resources away from smaller, independent outlets in growing media markets. Opaque and fast-changing algorithms can devastate readership overnight, and with the stagg... |
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State of Broadband 2015: Internet, Mobile Growth...
Fifty-seven percent of the world’s population lacks access to the Internet. For those who work in the Global South, this number might not seem all that surprising, but a new report released by UNESCO and the International Telecommunications Union has some insights for the future. The two agencies ... |
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Takeaways from the global internet report
By Lena Nitsche This post originally appeared on Deutsche Welle Akademie’s #Mediadev blog. According the 2015 Global Internet Report, increased mobile phone penetration isn’t just allowing hundreds of millions of people around the world access to the internet for the first time – users... |
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Media in Conflict: The Case of Zello
Often, in situations of conflict or war, the media is fueled by rumors. Conflicting political parties or others who have control of the media can pursue specific political agendas, regardless of the veracity of their information. The battle to inform the community can lead to an overload of informat... |