I woke up to news of Steve Job’s death. His ’05 commencement speech at Stanford University is one that I’ve watched and read many times. Seems fitting to republish today. ### This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June [...]
Archive | October, 2011
Civic and citizen media’s true potential: Telling your story, how you want to
My friend Jeevani Fernando, in an incredibly kind gesture, has transcribed my interview with Ashoka Foundation recently on civic and citizen media, accessible here. Direct link to original post here. ### Citizen Media Experts Interviews: Sanjana Hattotuwa ‘Citizen Media is Vital for the Global Population to Move Forward in the 21st Century’ The Ashoka Changemakers [...]
Creating social justice initiatives online
I was invited by Sri Lanka Unites to speak to a group of 25 students from 13 district at the Royal College auditorium today on the use of new and social media to strengthen social justice and democracy. I remain conflicted about SLU. On the one hand and prima facie, the failure of Beyond Borders [...]
Civic and citizen media: Strategies, ideas, opportunities and challenges
The Ashoka Foundation now features a Skype interview I did around a month or so ago with the inspiring Evagelia Emily Tavoulareas on how civic and citizen media can help bear witness to the erosion of democratic governance and violence. I talk about Sri Lanka, but the ideas and issues in our conversation can resonate [...]
