Tag: mobile_phone citizen_journalism representation

  • The local beat in Africa – brought to you by mobile phone

    In Africa, according to the International Telecommunication Union, the opportunity for new media developments is mainly on the mobile platform. Mobile phones now outnumber landlines 5-to-1, and 9-to-1 in subsahara Africa. With many of these phones outfitted with cameras and videorecording, this will of course impact the representation of African Cities. Will mobile phone-based citizen…