Tag Archives: Arab Spring

Syria’s SNN: An Alternative Voice

Posted on 06/03/2012 by gl5384a

by Gabby LaVerghetta One of the major sources of the violent images and videos coming out of Syria has been SNN. No, that’s not a typo. SNN stands for the Shaam News Network, a Damascus-based media aggregator of citizen journalism … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab Spring, Citizen Journalists, Drug War, Facebook, Journalism, Mexico, Shaam News Network (SNN), Social Media, Syria, Twitter, Violence, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Sarkozy Blames the Internet for Jihadist Violence

Posted on 03/25/2012 by rickrockwell2011

by Rick Rockwell French President Nicolas Sarkozy is winning plaudits for his handling of the killing spree that gripped Toulouse, France last week.  By taking a strong stand to bolster a grieving nation and pushing his security forces to their … Continue reading →

Posted in "Being Digital", Al-Qaeda, Arab Spring, Books, China, Computers, David Cameron, France, Internet, Iran, Jihad, Nicholas Negroponte, Nicolas Sarkozy, Social Media, Terrorism, UMP, United Kingdom, Violence, Websites | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Iran’s Electronic Curtain

Posted on 03/21/2012 by gl5384a

by Gabby LaVerghetta A new curtain has descended between the East and West. This time it’s electronic. To commemorate the Persian New Year, called Nowruz, this week President Barack Obama delivered a YouTube message to the Iranian people.  In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab Spring, Barack Obama, Censorship, Diplomacy, European Union, Internet, Iran, Israel, U.K. Foreign Service, United States, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Ethics of Hacking

Posted on 03/18/2012 by rickrockwell2011

by Rick Rockwell The British media provided an interesting window in the past week to glimpse into the complex world of hacking.  While media vilified those arrested and accused in the on-going News of the World hacking scandal that threatens … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Guardian", Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, China, Corruption, David Cameron, Ethics, Hackers, Hugo Chavez, James Murdoch, Journalism, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Syria, U.K. Parliament, United Kingdom, Venezuela | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

RT vs. Al Jazeera: The Propaganda War Over the Syrian Revolt

Posted on 03/15/2012 by rickrockwell2011

by Rick Rockwell* For those who aren’t regular viewers of RT (formerly known as Russia Today), the Kremlin-financed information network, or to those who have not visited RT’s YouTube site you are missing some pretty heavy shelling in the propaganda … Continue reading →

Posted in "Al-Akhbar", "Pravda", "Vremya", Al Jazeera, Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, BBC, China, CNN, Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Hackers, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Propaganda, Qatar, RT, Russia, Satellite Television, Syria, Television, United Nations, United States, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments