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Presentations for workshops I gave at the Transparency International Annual Meeting on the use of social media to fight corruption.TRANSCRIPT
Fighting Corruption in the Age of Social Mediaevery citizen is a monitor
Mary Joyce :: DigiActive.org :: Transparency International Annual Meeting :: October 2009 (photo: New York Times)
New Media Operations Manager
Obama for America
photo: Chris Hughes
Co-founder
DigiActive.org
photo: Chris Hughes
social media = applications for creating and sharing content
photo: New York Times
social media = many-to-many content sharing
photo: New York Times
photo: New York Times
Flickr
Facebookwikisblogs
YouTube
Social media
A Note on Terminology
photo: New York Times
Flickr
Facebookwikisblogs
YouTube
Social media
A Note on Terminology
Web 2.0
Citizens are recording their own content
Photo: Flickr/mohit.ed
and posting it all over the net
Photo: Flickr/mohit.ed
It is a form of self-expression,
Photo: Flickr/juanpol
both political and personal
The challenge for
Photo: Flickr/gcbb
Transparency International is to absorb
these new participants
and inspire them to greater efforts.
Examples :
Photo: Flickr/JacobRuff
How social media is fighting corruption
Examples :
Photo: Flickr/JacobRuff
How social media is fighting corruption
1) Exposing corruption
Examples :
Photo: Flickr/JacobRuff
How social media is fighting corruption
1) Exposing corruption
2) Coordinating response
Examples :
Photo: Flickr/JacobRuff
How social media is fighting corruption
1) Exposing corruption
2) Coordinating response
+ New practices you create
Exposing Corruption
Photo: Flickr/Subharnab
key dynamic: sharing content
On the net, to expose is to broadcast
with blogs, social networks, video…
Photo: Flickr/House of Sims
Increased access to content publishing
means increased ability to
Photo: Flickr/jared
broadcast evidence of corruption.
Blogging
Congo (Kinshasa)
Photo: Current TV
Collaborative Blogging
China
Photo: hearttoheart blog
Video
Malaysia
Photo: jacoblee776
Digital Photos
Congo (Brazzaville)
Photo: jacoblee776
Wikis
United States of America
Photo: Wikileaks.org
Organizing Protest
Coordinating Response
Photo: Flickr/apt tyreseus
key dynamic: collective action
FacebookSocial Networks
Iranian Expats Worldwide
Photo: self
Photo: name withheld
India
Mobile SMS
Photo: desisworldwide.com and abc.net.au
Crowdsourcing Data Analysis
United Kingdom
Photo: self
The Unsteady Leap Offline
Photo: Flickr/krossbow
Photo: Indiavotereport.com
Key Questions
Photo: Flickr/hectorir
How will you integrate existing self-published content into TI advocacy?
Photo: Flickr/johntrainer
by integrating existing content
Adapting to social media
Photo: Flickr/STFHQ
improve reporting and movement building around corruption issues?
How will you use social media to
Changing social media bycreating new applications & projects
Thank you!
Photo: Flickr/elitatt