Sunday, June 05, 2011

Public Journalism, Civic Action

I came across this Youtube video piece by a group calling itself "Video Volunteers":




We really need to promote public journalism by ordinary people, to improve civic action.

The biggest corruption scams may be at the state and federal levels, but the most common routine corruption is at the local level.

Sure, everybody complains about corruption, but documenting it is the best way to really put the guilty on the spot and in the spotlight.

The corrupt ruling party and their rentable media mercenaries have gotten a free ride with their "India Shining" mantra, but if enough public journalism can put their lies to shame, then it will significantly curtail their latitude to commit excesses.

We may talk about the potential for cellphone-led Jasmine revolutions in China nextdoor, but if we can put our own house in order, we'll be much better off for it.

3 comments:

Pagan said...

A Swiss Window To Black Money The KKKangress Won't Look Into
Switzerland is prepared to share with foreign governments a portion of the tax levied on the interest that these foreign account holders earn, thereby opening a small window onto a hitherto hidden room.

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China Is Pursuing Peaceful Rise, Stupid
Hundreds of Vietnamese protested at the weekend in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City against perceived Chinese aggression. Hanoi recently said Chinese coast guard vessels had sabotaged an oil exploration ship.

Last week Manila said China had unloaded construction materials on a reef claimed by the Philippines.

Pagan said...
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Pagan said...

Anonymous Hacks Indian Site in Fight Against Corruption

Anonymous put up its logo and a message for the country's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the website of the National Informatics Center according to The Hacker News. The page could not be accessed by Tuesday, but a cache of it on Google Search confirmed that it had been defaced by Anonymous.

"There is no use securing. There is no use of spending on forensic. Get this message clear Mr. Prime Minister and others", the message read.

Anonymous has also set up an Operation India page on Facebook, and an account on Twitter to carry on the fight against corruption in India.