Comments on: Activist media and selective amplifiers http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/07/07/activist-media-and-selective-amplifiers/ 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: Sergio http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/07/07/activist-media-and-selective-amplifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-1841907 Sergio Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:44:09 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=3065#comment-1841907 In Iran, the Internet just to be there. But in North Korea there is no Internet or mobile. The local people have never ever heard about this. In Iran, the Internet just to be there. But in North Korea there is no Internet or mobile. The local people have never ever heard about this.

]]> By: Jillian C. York http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/07/07/activist-media-and-selective-amplifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-1648033 Jillian C. York Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:25:51 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=3065#comment-1648033 Thanks for pointing out Delany's analysis, Ethan, I hadn't actually seen that yet (could it have to do with selective amplification of voices, hmm?). This sentence reminds me of the same sentiment often applied to Arabic-language bloggers (which Antony Loewenstein has done a good job of dispelling): "But amplifying a sound usually distorts it, and Westerners watching from afar can easily get the impression that reformers are the only Iranians active online." Anyway, thanks! Thanks for pointing out Delany’s analysis, Ethan, I hadn’t actually seen that yet (could it have to do with selective amplification of voices, hmm?). This sentence reminds me of the same sentiment often applied to Arabic-language bloggers (which Antony Loewenstein has done a good job of dispelling): “But amplifying a sound usually distorts it, and Westerners watching from afar can easily get the impression that reformers are the only Iranians active online.”

Anyway, thanks!

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