Information communication technology (ICT) is increasingly used by development agencies and governments to help achieve development goals. Countless examples show the potential power ICTs have to improve the livelihoods of people and protect our planet. But there are also dark sides of ICT—sometimes intentional, other times not—that warrant a cautious, …
“Echo chamber” must be one of hottest expressions right now. Even a superficial look into recent studies around it identifies some serious concerns for development communicators. The echo chamber is having a real impact on democracy, social change and all the goal development communications work towards. In the meantime, we …
A Palestinian and a Jewish Citizen of Israel write a post on Facebook. The Jewish Israeli expresses the intention to commit an attack on Palestinians. The Palestinian expresses the intention to commit an attack on Jews. They release the posting at exactly the same time. A few hours later, the …
