Author: Okolloh, Ory

Source: Participatory Learning and Action, Volume 59, Number 1, June 2009 , pp. 65-70(6)

Publisher: IIED - Participatory Learning and Action

Abstract:

Ory Okolloh explores the potentials for citizen journalism or 'crowdsourcing'. The author describes how in Kenya the innovative Ushahidi website was developed for sharing information during the election crisis in 2007. The website enabled citizens to send in and receive news reports either via the Internet or mobile phones. The Ushahidi platform has now been redeveloped to improve its potential for application in humanitarian crisis situations - integrating a series of Web 2.0 applications.

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Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2009-06-01

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