What do you do when you see notable influencers who are recognized time after time for their work on social media, but you rarely see anyone who looks like you? This has been my observation in the digital space for the last few years. And this is not to say that these big-league influencers don’t deserve it, in fact they do. I follow many of them, and many follow … [Read more...]
3 Signs That Haiti is Being Marginalized by Mainstream Media
Haiti is at a turning point right now. For the first time in Haiti’s history, there are tools that we can use to reset the button on the one-sided narrative that mainstream media seems bent on using to shape Haiti’s story – they are the Internet and social media. For decades, the big corporate media has controlled the stories we’ve seen and believed, and this in turn … [Read more...]
How Haitians Used Social Media to Upset Haiti’s Elections Like an 1804 Boss
Quick, quick—here is a short history quiz for you. Name one common event about the Arab Spring in the Middle East. Umm, let me think—wait, wait, I know! There were several social uprisings that took place in Tehran, Egypt and Libya, among others. Smart! Since you’re so good at this, I have one more for you. What were some of the main tools those masses used to … [Read more...]