Syria digital security monitoring project
http://syria.secdev.com/ Maintained by the SecDev Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit organization. It aims to provide tools to encourage digital openness in Syria. In addition to links to resources for activists, the digital security news section is a good source of reports on social media analysis of the conflict and reports of digital censorship within the region. The […]
AFP e-diplomacy hub
Find out about twitter and foreign policy. Aims to offer a window on online diplomacy in action! Features of the site – a map of embassies on line with information about their level of activity. Also a list of key international organisations online. There is an e-diplomacy list with real time ranking of e-diplomatic action […]
Journalists in danger
A Day Without News http://adaywithoutnews.com/ Grassroots campaign with UN support to highlight the growing numbers of journalists who have been killed and injured in armed conflict. The website has a blog with news. Other key resources on this topic include: INSI international news safety database which records deaths and injuries worldwide, archived information from 1990 […]
True of false?
The Washington Post has produced a checking program, Truth Teller, http://truthteller.washingtonpost.com/ that displays “TRUE” or “FALSE” in real time next to video of politicians and pundits as they speak. There is a transcript of speeches and if you flip to the Fact Check tab it will note statements as true or false.
The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion
An online guide from Oxfam intended for development workers. The right to be heard framework aims to help poor people be heard by politicians. It includes case studies from civil society on how to devise and analyse programmes and gain support. http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-right-to-be-heard-framework-a-learning-companion-254793
Syria’s internet blackout
Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications. Go to the site for examples of messages left.
World e-Parliament Report 2012
http://www.ictparliament.org/WePReport2012 Prepared by the Global Centre for ICT, the report covers the following topics: Developments in ICT and parliaments since 2010; Communication and engagement with citizens; Achieving openness, transparency, and accountability through websites; Technology services for members; Management of parliamentary documentation; Libraries and research services; Human resources and technical infrastructure; ICT strategic planning and implementation […]
American presidency and social media
http://techpresident.com/news/23104/help-digital-infrastructure-obama-wins-re-election TechPresident has a good review of the role of social media in the election. Mashable has a good compilation of stories about this during the campaign. C-Span has a discusion of the topic.
Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 years
To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.archives.gov/nae/visit/gallery.html “To the Brink” is a new exhibit at the National Archives that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It displays previously unseen correspondence between the US and the Soviet Union, and secret White House recordings of President John F Kennedy and his […]
Presidential debates
See video footage and transcripts from the official Commission on presidential debates: http://www.debates.org/ There is a historical section with information on debates from 1858 onwards, in addition to coverage from the main US newspapers. http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=debate-history C-Span also has some coverage and pre and post-debate discussion on its website http://www.c-span.org/Debates/Events/Town-Hall-Presidential-Debate/10737434294-9/ The C-Span video library http://www.c-spanvideo.org/topic/54 has extensive footage […]
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