Global Voices
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Global Voices Online is an international network of bloggers that summarizes what is going on in the blogosphere in every corner of the world. It is a non-profit website hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School and grew out of an international bloggers' meeting in December 2004 and is founded by Ethan Zuckerman and Rebecca MacKinnon. Its objectives are two-fold: first, to enable and empower a community of "bridgebloggers" who "can make a bridge between two languages, or two cultures."[1], It has a team of regional editors that aggregates and selects ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Blog
Audience:
Small audience (10-100K) (English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Not Applicable
Owners:
nonprofit_organization
Research
Related Publications:
Voices without Votes
Contact Info:
Editorial
Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
May 12, 2008 - 9:19 AM PDT
Story Stats
Top Topics:
World (154), Middle East (49), Media (47), Business (43), U.S. (37), Politics (32), Human Rights (29), Global Economy (20), New Media (18), Pakistan (16), Israel (15), China (14), Poverty (14), Palestinian Authority (14), Religion (13)...
Top Authors:
Amira Al Hussaini (6), Hamid Tehrani (6), Jillian York (5), Sana Saleem (5), John Kennedy (5), Ayesha Saldanha (5), Paula Góes (4), Oiwan Lam (4), Moussa Bashir (4), Rezwan (4), Salam Adil (4), Mong Palatino (4), John Liebhardt (3), Faisal Kapadia (3), Jennifer Brea (3)...
Top Formats:
Opinion (113), News Analysis (18), News Report (14), News (5), Special Report (3), Review (2), Comment (1), Other (1), Breaking News (1)
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