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Beyond Connectivity: Sharing News without the Web

This is for a Speaker in the category for a Intermediate audience.

Hans Rosling, professor of global health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, recently stated that despite the wide availability of data in the world, there is a significant gap in local access to this knowledge. In this panel, experts in media development and mobile technology will discuss how information is shared in low-bandwidth environments. The panel will include case studies, interactive discussion about the sharing of news and information in areas of limited web connectivity, and tips on how to deal with issues of security, trust and safety. Examples include interactive radio broadcasts; training and engagement of citizen journalists via SMS; and the challenges of maintaining data integrity in regions of high risk reporting. The session will end with a discussion of trending issues related to connectivity, such as offline participation in social media and the emergence of more participatory models.

How does your submission contribute to the diversity of the conference?

It addresses ways to overcome the digital divide from a perspective of how we design communication strategies that are more inclusive and contextualized. The speakers all have diverse experiences working in developing countries and creating communication strategies that find a way to get the information people need in their lives, on their own terms.

What will your audience have gained by the time your session is over?

Suggested Speakers

Harry Sujardi | http://www.icfj.org/about/profiles/harry-surjadi

Emily Jacobi | @emjacobi

Alisa del Tufo | https://www.facebook.com/alisa.deltufo?fref=ts

Jorge Luis Sierra | @latinointx

Kara Andrade | @newmaya

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