Mark Glaser at PBS has posted a long, detailed story on the case of arrested Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah. Alaa is someone Glaser interviewed for a previous story and today's coverage follows up after the man's arrest earlier this month. It's a great discussion of various tools being used in a no-cost, rapid-response human rights campaign. Some very interesting insights from Egyptians on online vs. off-line activities, democracy campaigns and more. Worth a look for sure. It's important that all these exciting technological developments impact more than the shopping habits of people of privilege. Glaser's write up is a great source of detail and thought on one key case study - and a real human being's trip to prison in an autocratic society.Case study: Web 2.0 tools and an arrested Egyptian blogger
Mark Glaser at PBS has posted a long, detailed story on the case of arrested Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah. Alaa is someone Glaser interviewed for a previous story and today's coverage follows up after the man's arrest earlier this month. It's a great discussion of various tools being used in a no-cost, rapid-response human rights campaign. Some very interesting insights from Egyptians on online vs. off-line activities, democracy campaigns and more. Worth a look for sure. It's important that all these exciting technological developments impact more than the shopping habits of people of privilege. Glaser's write up is a great source of detail and thought on one key case study - and a real human being's trip to prison in an autocratic society.
