Latest posts by Georgia Popplewell
Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015: Countdown to the Philippines!
Over 60 countries will be represented at the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015. Join us in Cebu City, Philippines on January 24-25!
This Is What Global Voices Would Look Like Without Our Volunteers
On this International Volunteers Day, we honour the hundreds of Global Voices volunteers who work hard to keep us informed about under-covered stories in their particular corners of the globe.
Register Now for the Global Voices Summit 2015: January 24-25 in Cebu, Philippines!
Register today for the Global Voices 2015 Summit in Cebu City, Philippines, a gathering of the most innovative and inspiring digital activist and citizen media communities from around the world.
10 Years Ago Today, Global Voices’ First Post Appeared…
10 years ago today, the first post appeared on the Global Voices site. Join us as we kick off celebrations building up to our official 10th birthday on December 11!
Announcing the Global Voices 2015 Summit: We're Coming to Cebu, Philippines, January 24–25!
The Global Voices Citizen Media Summit will be held January 24-26, 2015 in Cebu, Philippines. Stay tuned for more information!
Global Voices Members Win Knight News Challenge Awards To Strengthen the Internet
Two Global Voices members emerge as winners in the 2014 Knight News Challenge competition, results of which were announced today.
Solana Larsen Steps Down as Global Voices’ Managing Editor, Sahar Habib Ghazi Takes the Helm
A changing of the guard at Global Voices editorial. Managing Editor Solana Larsen will be succeeded by former Deputy Editor, Sahar Habib Ghazi.
Egypt, Palestine, China, India, Bangladesh, Ukraine triumph in The Bobs Awards
The winners of Deutsche Welle's The Bobs 2014 awards have been announced! Online projects from Egypt, Palestine, China, India, Bangladesh, Ukraine were selected as winners by an international jury. Projects in 14 languages competed for the titles of Best Blog, Best Social Activism, Most Creative & Original and Best Innovation, in addition...
Trinidad and Tobago: The Soca Kings Play Songs of Anti-Love
Pity Valentine's Day for falling during Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season, when infectious soca rhythms render human beings powerless against the forces of bad behaviour.
Video Appeal: What You Don't Know About The Places We're From
For our 2013 end-of-year campaign we asked members of the Global Voices family to fill you in on what their countries are really about.
Watch Movies for Free in The Dialog of Cultures Film Festival
The on-demand film streaming site MUBI is hosting the 2nd Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, whose mission is “to unite nations, cultures and religions by jump-starting a dialogue through the universal language of cinema.” The online festival features 20 films from Morocco, Portugal, Argentina, Philippines, Spain, Egypt, France, United Kingdom, Germany,...
The Codefather
The world's first Internet search engine has Caribbean roots.
Join Us On “The Bridge”
Global Voices gets personal with "The Bridge", our new original writing section launching October 10.
Crowdsourcing Jamaican Patois
Global Voices talks with Varun Baker, the creator of the website Patwa.org, the first online audio dictionary for Jamaican's national language.
New York Times Profiles Global Voices Cuba Contributor
According to the New York Times’ The Lede blog, Global Voices Cuba contributor Elaine Díaz “may be the most important Cuban dissident you’ve never heard of.” Elaine, currently on a visit to the US, is profiled in a June 11 post titled “Cuban Blogger Who Reveres Castro Pushes for Reform”.
Caribbean Flu Scare was Accidentally Made in China
A 'suspected' case of bird flu in Trinidad and Tobago that happened to coincide with an official visit by the Chinese President, opens a Pandora's box of misreporting from China all the way to Haiti, which caused officials in Trinidad and Tobago to accuse swine flu-hit Venezuela of spreading bird flu and Haiti to impose a poultry import ban on swine flu-hit Dominican Republic.
Trinidad Startup Weekend
Left & Right: “It was so clear, at that moment, that I had joined a community in a way that can only be described as becoming part of a family.”
Global Voices Podcast Special: Habemus Podcast!
With two African cardinals considered at one point to be potential successors to Pope Benedict XVI, we spoke with Steve Sharra and Abdoulaye Bah from our Africa team about the possibility of an African pope.
The Bobs Awards Are Back – Nominate Your Favourite Sites & Microbloggers today!
That blog or online activism site you visit each day without fail. That microblogger whose 140 characters sparkle with such wit and insight. Here's your chance to have those sites and users rewarded for their excellence by nominating them for the Bobs, Deutsche Welle's 9th annual international blog and social...
Global Voices and the Power of We
To kick off this year's fundraising campaign, a behind-the-scenes look at how the 700-plus members of our diverse, global and entirely virtual community pull together stories. This holiday season, please consider a gift to Global Voices.
Global Voices Seeks Caucasus Editor
Global Voices is seeking a part-time Editor to oversee our ongoing coverage of citizen media in the Caucasus.
