presentation on journalism and social media in the south caucasus
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27 April 2014 presentation for participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and GeorgiaTRANSCRIPT
ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIANHTTP: / /WWW.ONNIK-KR IKOR IAN.COM
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Twenty year s a f ter the end of the Sov iet Union , the South Caucasus countr ies can no longer be cons idered ‘ in t r ans i t ion .’ Armenia , Azerba i jan , and Georg ia have bu i l t funct ion ing sovere ign s tates . But many quest ions remain about how wel l they are far ing […]
THE SOUTH CAUCASUS 20 YEARS AFTER INDEPENDENCE THOMAS DE WAAL, C ARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
HTTP: / /C ARNEGIEENDOWMENT.ORG/2011/11/28/SOUTH-C AUC ASUS-20-YEARS-AFTER-INDEPENDENCE/6NRL?RELOADFLAG=1
THE SOUTH C AUC ASUS
NAGORNO KARABAKH © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1994
YEZIDI CHILD, ALAGYAZ, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1998
THE MEDIA
DATA: FREEDOM HOUSE
CAUCASUS RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTERS (CRRC)
THE MEDIA
DATA: CAUCASUS RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTERS (CRRC)
How well TV journalists inform the population (%) CB 2012
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia 12%
7%
8%
4%
8%
11%
8%
9%
19%
49%
28%
42%
21%
33%
16%
6%
14%
4%
Very well Quite well In the middle Quite poorly Very poorly Don't know
OPPOSITION PROTEST, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2003
44-YEAR-OLD TUBERCULOSIS SUFFERER, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2004
THE INTERNET
DATA: !CAUCASUS RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTERS (CRRC) CAUCASUS BAROMETER 2012
0
18
35
53
70
Social Networks Skype Search Email News Music/Videos
222224
50
34
70
37
16
31
59
30
50
19
2522
46
5453
0
13
25
38
50
Internet access from PC Internet access from a cell phone
9
29
1516
24
42
ArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgia
0
15
30
45
60
Every day Less frequently Never Don't know what the Internet is
6
49
19
26
12
59
1511
2
46
19
33
GLOBAL VOICES
RUSSIAN MILITARY ROAD BLOCK, ROAD TO GORI © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2008
Anyone who be l ieves that a l l c i t i zen media are ob ject ive and impar t ia l i s e i ther mad or hasn ' t actua l ly read any
c i t i zen media . […] What's become very di f f icult is
us ing c it izen media to understand what 's actual ly
happening on the ground. […] This sor t o f s i tuat ion
can get even more compl icated when there aren' t impar t ia l journa l i s t s on the ground.
ETHAN ZUCKERMAN http : / /www.eng .kavkaz-uze l . r u/ar t ic les /13149/
RUSSIA-GEORGIA WAR
ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE?In the 21st centur y, media has begun to affect war
more than ever before . Digital media technologies
[.. .] have increased communication and
information dissemination in conflict settings [.. .].
These new tools can be used to foment violence or to foster peace , and it is possible to bui ld communication systems that encourage dialogue and nonviolent pol it ical solutions.
!DIGITAL MEDIA IN CONFLICT PRONE SOCIETIES http://cima.ned.org/publications/research-reports/digital-media-conflict-prone-societies
FACEBOOK & TWITTER
• SMS AND TWITTER • CRIS IS MAPPING • PHOTOGRAPHY • VIDEO • AUDIO • L IVE STREAMING
MOBILE REPORTING
THE MEDIA AND ICT4D
ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES
A CYBER UTOPIA?I study the ways new media shapes people's perceptions of the wor ld. It 's my fond hope that social networks such as Facebook wil l help user s broaden their per spectives by l istening to a dif ferent set of
people than they encounter in their dai ly l i fe . But I
fear services such asFacebook may be turning us
into imaginary cosmopolitans.
!CNN, DOES FACEBOOK UNITE OR DIVIDE US?
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/03/zuckerman.facebook.global/
A CYBER UTOPIA?The reason why the KGB wants you to join Facebook is because it al lows them to learn more about you
from afar. It al lows them to identify certain social
graphs and social connections between activists.
Many of these relat ionships are now self-disclosed by activists by joining var ious groups.
!EVGENY MOROZOV, THE NET DELUSION: DARK S IDE OF INTERNET FREEDOM
http://www.rfer l.org/content/inter view_morozov_internet_democracy_promotion/ 2284105.html
CYBER REALISM[.. .] the internet is not magic; it is a tool. Anyone
who wants to use it to br ing nations closer together has to show init iat ive , and be ready to travel physical ly as wel l as vir tual ly. As with the telegraph before it—
also hai led as a tool of peace — the internet does
nothing on its own.
!THE ECONOMIST, A CYBER-HOUSE DIVIDED
http://www.economist.com/node/16943885?stor y_id=16943885
AZERBAIJAN FROM AIR © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2013
QUESTIONS?EMAIL
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