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BBC Report on Citizen Journalism

 
/ October 1, 2009

Democracy or chaos? The BBC’s two-part radio series on citizen journalism asks if our new era of citizen reporting will deliver us a brighter future, or replace un-biased, fact-checked investigative reporting with inaccurate, unaccountable opinion. The reporter talks to bloggers and academics in the world’s most repressive countries, including Myanmar,...

The Coscars: VV’s First Community Video Award Ceremony

 
/ September 6, 2009

It’s 6:32 pm. The people are just gathering in. There’s an excitement in the air in anticipation of the first community video oscars or “Coscars”. Stalin and Jessica are up on stage – they seem as excited to be able to give the awards as the producers are about getting...

Cycle of Empowerment: an Interview with Stalin K on community participation

 
/ September 17, 2009

Kanchan from Apnaa Malak Ma CVU, conducting research at a local school. VV’s videos are really all about encouraging audiences to step up to local challenges, whether they give the postal address of corrupt officials, show how you can access microcredit, or tell you your right to medical care. But...

Making it Happen Locally: interview with Jessica Mayberry

 
/ September 5, 2009

Posted by Morgan Currie, VV Volunteer. I volunteered with VV for three months this year, February to April, primarily videotaping VV’s work in Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. I witnessed first-hand VV’s innovative training models, in particular the Community Video Units, and also saw the stirrings of new programs. In May,...