Dan Rainey invited me to give a virtual presentation at the Association for Conflict Resolution Conference this year, on a panel entitled “Technology and Conflict: Everybody Wants To Change The World”. The panel’s description is, A panel of international conflict intervention professionals at the forefront of online dispute resolution will discuss a range of projects [...]
Archive | August, 2010
Facebook use, perceptions and control in Sri Lanka
The Nation carries an article on Facebook’s use and the perceptions of the platform in Sri Lanka. Access the article online here or as a PDF here. This is the second good article on Facebook in Sri Lanka I have read, the first being Smriti Daniel’s take on the platform published in the Sunday Times [...]
New media for feature writing and features editing
Conducted my monthly lecture at the Sri Lanka College of Journalism today. Though I was told the mid-career training was aimed at feature writing and features editors, those present were mostly writers, who worked in state (Lake House) as well as private newspapers. There were also freelancers and those who worked in the Government Information [...]
UAE, India and Blackberry: Implications for HR defenders and freedom of expression online
Telecoms regulators of the United Arab Emirates recently blocked all encrypted email and data communications over Blackberry’s, which to the chagrin of many users rendered the high-end devices into not much more than ordinary mobile phones capable of only SMS and voice calls. Demands for RIM to open its encrypted network are not new. Almost [...]
Tamilnet.com accessible once more in Sri Lanka via SLT ADSL
Tamilnet.com, the controversial pro-LTTE site blocked by all ISPs in Sri Lanka since mid-2007, is accessible once more from SLT ADSL connections. Even when it was blocked, many in Sri Lanka accessed the site content from via proxy, with Groundviews being one of the first to post such a workaround. Just as in March 2009, [...]
Threats and opportunities: The freedom of expression online in Sri Lanka
Whereas a number of reports cover the challenges to the freedom of expression to mainstream media and journalists, a new report by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) – where I am the Head of the Media Unit – flags censorship of the Internet and web in Sri Lanka. The report also posits some recommendations [...]
New media and online audio
A course delivered to mid-career journalists at the Sri Lanka College of Journalism (SLCJ) last month. The class composition was a bit more generic than others I have taught before, and the emphasis of the larger course was on voice training and news presentation. I thought the best angle to take would be to look [...]
New media and journalism: Staff training at Sri Lanka College of Journalism
The Sri Lanka College of Journalism (SLCJ) invited me to conduct a staff training on new media and journalism over the course of three days. The training of trainers involved the faculty of the SLCJ, as well as administrative staff including those from the College library and programme coordinators. And overview of the course I [...]
