Category Archives: Participatory Media Literacy

Mapping The Arabic Blogosphere – Study

Written by jessica. Posted on June 25, 2009. Filed under Participatory Media Literacy, Stories & Case Studies, Youth & Participatory Media. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
We have recently come across a study, conducted by the Berkman Research Center for Internet and Society and titled: Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere (pdf), by Bruce Elting, John Kelly, Robert Faris and John Palfrey. This study came after another study on the Iranian Blogosphere in April 2008, titled: Mapping Iran’s Online Public: Politics and Culture [...]

SMEX Launches a Six-Month Project to Train Trainers in Social Media for Peacebuilding and Youth Empowerment

Written by jessica. Posted on May 1, 2009. Filed under E-Learning, Participatory Media Literacy, SMEX News. Tagged , , , . No comments.
On May 1, SMEX officially launched its follow-on activities to last year’s series of seminars and workshops that covered Web 2.0 concepts and tools training for applying social media to social change in Lebanon. It’s a particularly auspicious start date, we think, given May Day’s celebration of workers’ rights and the spirit of linking together, [...]