http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/ 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 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1029319 …My heart’s in Accra » Future Civic Media at MIT. Shiny! Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:29:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/#comment-1029319 [...] my last visit to the Center, I got a sense for just how broad the definition the MIT folks are using for “civic [...] [...] my last visit to the Center, I got a sense for just how broad the definition the MIT folks are using for “civic [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-819686 Fifth Estate Trends Continue: Survival of the Fittest Newspapers » The Buzz Bin Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:04:25 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/#comment-819686 [...] Fifth Estate manifesto, "While still authoritative, the media no longer enjoys complete trust. The Fifth Estate — citizen media — brings to bear unreported yet relevant news, and questions stated facts.  Indeed, in [...] [...] Fifth Estate manifesto, "While still authoritative, the media no longer enjoys complete trust. The Fifth Estate — citizen media — brings to bear unreported yet relevant news, and questions stated facts.  Indeed, in [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-753420 Welcome to the Fifth Estate » The Buzz Bin Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:20:06 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/#comment-753420 [...] The Fifth Estate — citizen media — brings to bear relevant news, and questions reported facts. Marshall University Professor Stephen D. Cooper proposed the Fifth Estate concept in his 2006 book, "Watching the Watchdog: Bloggers as the Fifth Estate." Cooper thought the new level of accountability caused by blogs was the emergence of a Fifth Estate in our social system. The blogosphere and, in my opinion, social network users keep the Fourth Estate honest. [...] [...] The Fifth Estate — citizen media — brings to bear relevant news, and questions reported facts. Marshall University Professor Stephen D. Cooper proposed the Fifth Estate concept in his 2006 book, "Watching the Watchdog: Bloggers as the Fifth Estate." Cooper thought the new level of accountability caused by blogs was the emergence of a Fifth Estate in our social system. The blogosphere and, in my opinion, social network users keep the Fourth Estate honest. [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-645970 Moebius » Blog Archive » En domingo mirando lo que quedo de la semana Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:18:22 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/#comment-645970 [...] ..My heart’s in Accra MIT: What is civic media? [...] [...] ..My heart’s in Accra MIT: What is civic media? [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-549585 Journalism vs. Blogging III: No Ethical Codes » The Buzz Bin Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:03:10 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/21/mit-what-is-civic-media/#comment-549585 [...] government. It seems to ensure democracy and the ability to discern some semblance of truth we need a Fifth Estate — citizen media — to keep the Fourth Estate in [...] [...] government. It seems to ensure democracy and the ability to discern some semblance of truth we need a Fifth Estate — citizen media — to keep the Fourth Estate in [...]

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