This post is part of our special coverage Caucasus Conflict Voices.
DOTCOM, a program implemented by PH International and sponsored by the US Department of State, is an online initiative using blogs and video to bring American, Armenian and Azerbaijani teenagers together to work on creating socially conscious media.
With the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh understandably creating some problems, especially when ten teenagers from each of the two countries met up with their American counterparts in the U.S. last month, Program Director Elizabeth Métraux speaks candidly about some of the challenges experienced so far as well as some of the program's successes.
DOTCOM has a web site at http://dotcom.ph-int.org and a portal to many of the DOTCOM participant blogs at http://www.netvibes.com/phdotcom#DOTCOM-Home_Page while the interview with Elizabeth Métraux, who also blogs on the project at http://dotcomelizabeth.blogspot.com, can be heard below.
This post is part of our special coverage Caucasus Conflict Voices.
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Onnik, congratulations for a very successful & interesting interview!!! Elizabeth, you were very informative and its a geat chance to introduce our project to the world!
In the interview I mention one round up of blog posts from DOTCOM that went out on Global Voices. It’s at:
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/02/young-blogger-concerns/
Elizabeth, a very interesting interview. I have been following Dotcom for some time and learned a little more about it as I listened. Thank you both for this focus!