Comments on: Thank you, Internet http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/05/28/thank-you-internet/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cgfoz http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/05/28/thank-you-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-309313 cgfoz Wed, 30 May 2007 20:55:47 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1441#comment-309313 I'm not sure I subscribe to the "internet at its best theory". Whichever side you're on, you have to admit that the first boing boing story was extremely one sided view of a complex debate and the writer rightly posted the other view after reader feedback. Obviously that's a good thing but it makes you wonder how many other stories have been posted on such influential sites where there isn't enough "decenting user noise" to persuade the writers to show the other point of view. This is particularly true on sites which have no commenting facilities. It's just lucky that Charvez has plenty of supporters worldwide who have internet access! I’m not sure I subscribe to the “internet at its best theory”. Whichever side you’re on, you have to admit that the first boing boing story was extremely one sided view of a complex debate and the writer rightly posted the other view after reader feedback.

Obviously that’s a good thing but it makes you wonder how many other stories have been posted on such influential sites where there isn’t enough “decenting user noise” to persuade the writers to show the other point of view. This is particularly true on sites which have no commenting facilities.

It’s just lucky that Charvez has plenty of supporters worldwide who have internet access!

]]> By: Kira http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/05/28/thank-you-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-306216 Kira Tue, 29 May 2007 20:00:08 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1441#comment-306216 Any action against RCTV should have gone through the legal channels. 3000 employees cannot be punished if the president of a TV station ordered not to cover what was happening on those days. So the decission cannot lay solely on the will of the president. Also the other 2 TV stations that also provided with toons and movies on those days, the same 27 of may were granted with the renewal of the concession for 20 years more, after they have low down to zero their criticism. It is not just and administrative matter. You are right to be suspicious. And you are right also to thank for internet, however we may stop in Venezuela to have free access on it as soon as the government completes the nationalization of the major phone company who controls de access in the following weeks. Any action against RCTV should have gone through the legal channels. 3000 employees cannot be punished if the president of a TV station ordered not to cover what was happening on those days. So the decission cannot lay solely on the will of the president. Also the other 2 TV stations that also provided with toons and movies on those days, the same 27 of may were granted with the renewal of the concession for 20 years more, after they have low down to zero their criticism.
It is not just and administrative matter.
You are right to be suspicious.
And you are right also to thank for internet, however we may stop in Venezuela to have free access on it as soon as the government completes the nationalization of the major phone company who controls de access in the following weeks.

]]> By: oso http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/05/28/thank-you-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-305698 oso Tue, 29 May 2007 16:27:24 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1441#comment-305698 Luis Carlos also has some <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/periodismodepaz/sets/72157600279637934/" rel="nofollow">powerful photos</a> from yesterday's protest. Luis Carlos also has some powerful photos from yesterday’s protest.

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