Stories from 13 January 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: The struggle to control media
Nassirou Diallo and Mohamed Keita discuss the struggle to control the media in Cote d'Ivoire: “Cut off from the state media, Ouattara's self-proclaimed government uses the international media and an improvised radio station to make itself heard.
Sudan: Documenting life in Juba
Sara Lukey-Smith blogs about life on the ground in Juba, Southern Sudan as voting as voting in the independence referendum continues.
Rwanda: Through the eyes of children
Graham Holliday speaks to photographers who are orphans of the 1994 Genocide and members of the Rwanda Project about using the Internet to upload and distribute images.
China: The best entry strategy for foreign-owned Internet firm
There is an interesting discussion in Quora on “What will be the best entry strategy for a foreign-owned Internet firm to succeed in China?” Paul Denlinger suggests not to bother with the question.
China: Netizens’ reaction to J-20 Stealth Fighter Test Flight
Fauna from ChinaSMACK translates Chinese netizens’ reaction to the recent J-20 stealth fighter test flight in China.
Taiwan: Responses to “Chinese mothers” article
An article in the Wall Street Journal by Amy Chua about the parenting practices of “Chinese mothers” provoked many strong reactions. Taiwan bloggers Taiwan-Born American and shu flies responded to the article by writing about their own experiences as Taiwanese-Americans.
Russia: 7 Sites Warned By Media Regulator in 2010
Roskomnadzor, Russian regulatory body that oversees online and offline media, published annual 2010 report [RUS] on issued legal warnings to the media outlets. 7 out of 53 warnings were issued to online media outlets, most of them for ‘using mass media to implement extremist activities.’ The second legal warning received by...
Russia: Journalist Claims RuNet Has Become “Controllable”
Katya Gordon, opposition activist and a journalist, presents her view [RUS] on the state of freedom of expression in Russian Internet. Gordon accuses major search engines in ‘silencing’ hot topics, news portals in creating ‘alternative agenda’ when something important happens, and top bloggers in using black hat SEO methods.
Japan: Advising someone to give up on their dream
What if someone asked for advice on their dream path and you felt it wasn’t the best choice for them? What is the right thing to do?
Malaysia: Prime Minister Answers Questions on Twitter
The hashtag #tanyanajib, which translates to ‘ask Najib’ in Malay, became a twitter trending topic last Tuesday. It refers to the announcement of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak that he will answer questions sent by netizens on twitter.