Rising Voices, "a citizen media outreach initiative of Global Voices" just released the first in a series of guides to help make "participatory media easier to understand and take part in."
This 8-page guide, titled Citizen Media: An Introduction is essential reading for anyone interested in learning how to make your own media using a computer and an Internet connection. It also includes 10 Case Studies that highlight some of the people behind their blogs from around the world, including:
"Nairobi-based Kenyan blogger Daudi Were covers an impressive number of topics ranging from Kenyan politics to Pan-African identity to new advances in technology."
"Tharum is often credited as being the first Cambodian blogger. His online journal is a rare glimpse into the life of a young, middle-class Cambodian as his country heals from the violent era of the Khmer Rouge and starts to integrate into the global economy."
Citizen Media: An Introduction is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. The guide is also available for download in Spanish and French.
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