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Author Archives: Jessica Andrews
Cinque Terre’s Flood Reveals the Power of Non-Traditional News Sources
by Jessica Andrews The five villages that make up the Cinque Terre, one of Italy’s hidden treasures, were hit extremely hard by floods on October 25. But there has been little to no news coverage of this tragedy in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Disaster Coverage, Internet, Italy, Media, News Flows, Videos, YouTube
Tagged blogs, Cinque Terre, disaster coverage, floods, internet, Italy, media, news, news flows, Rick Steves, Save Vernazza, videos, YouTube
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Film Review: Garbage Can be Art Too in Waste Land
by Jessica Andrews Buried amid the trash of the world’s largest dump, Waste Land manages to tell a treasure of a story. Lucy Walker’s documentary about the lives of Brazilian trash-pickers combines honest, yet stunning videography with small moments of … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Documentaries, Films, Google Maps
Tagged "Waste Land", Brazil, documentaries, favelas, films, Google Maps
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Graphic Images: Burying Gaddafi’s Corpse or Putting it on the Front Page?
by Jessica Andrews In the morning, you sit down and open the newspaper, and before you can even get your morning cup of coffee, you’re confronted with a bloody body. Depending where in the world you wake up, this may … Continue reading
Posted in Al Jazeera, CNN, Ethics, FOX News, Journalism, Libya, Media, MSNBC, Newspapers, Photography, Videos
Tagged Al Jazeera, CNN, ethics, FOX News, journalism, Libya, MSNBC, Muammar Gaddafi, Newseum, newspapers, photography, Poynter Institute, videos
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Africa & Technology: From Famine to Facebook
by Jessica Andrews If someone were to ask how you would rank all the continents in terms of accessibility to technology, I think almost anyone would rank Africa last. But that may not be true for much longer. Media are … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Cell Phones, Crowd Sourcing, Facebook, Famine, Ghana, Internews, Kenya, Smart Phones, Social Media, Somalia, Technology, Ushahidi
Tagged Africa, cell phones, crowd sourcing, Facebook, famine, Ghana, Internews, Kenya, refugees, smart phones, social media, Somalia, technology, Ushahidi
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