November winds in Sweden brought me two good news, climate wise. First, I read the news that Jeff Bezos had finally announced the first beneficiaries of his climate fund. Second, I came across a beautiful mural of climate activist Vanessa Nakate, in the streets of Malmö. Since both individuals were …
In the past months, I wrote four blogposts related to new media and development. My blogposts encompassed topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, COVID-19 and censorship, the dehumanizing use of marginalized people on development organizations’ social media and the role of the digital ‘world’ in relation to displaced people …
On my previous post I briefly mentioned the relation between media and climate change deniers. On this post I would like to focus on social media giants (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) and their handling of misinformation, especially regarding climate. As you might have read on Ellinor’s post, we’re currently in …
I live with two climate deniers. They are not old white conservative men. They are two men below the age of 25. It’s always shocking to me when I meet a young person that actively denies climate change. It makes me lose hope on us having a chance of winning …
Keywords: Greta Thunberg, climate change, activism, protest, digitalization, climate strikes, Fridays For Future. School strike week 88.Today we had planned a global climate strike with millions taking part. But in an emergency you have to adapt and change your behaviour.The climate crisis is still ongoing and we must fight every …
If you would have to suddenly flee your home, what would you take with you? Probably your smartphone, right? It is almost impossible to imagine our lives without a smartphone by our side. As well for refugees fleeing to Europe, smartphones are often the most important item they carry with …
Does the name Autumn Peltier ring a bell to you? And Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim? Isra Hirsi? What about Greta Thunberg? You’ve probably read or heard the last name, even if you aren’t particularly concerned about climate change. The other ones… I only heard about doing research for this post. If …
For development organizations, it is difficult to attract an (online) audience that is involved and lasts. Visual media can help attracting such an audience. Visualizing a cause is a great way to reach more engagement. Images receive more attention from viewers, are better understood and give credibility to a message. …
When talking about (social) media, we also have to address the topic of censoring. Briefly, censoring or censorship is the suppression of speech, because this speech is harmful. Censoring is also being done by big social media platforms. These platforms, like Facebook and YouTube, have policies regarding what is and …
Have you ever heard about ‘greeenwashing’? Cambridge Online Dictionary defines it as making “people believe that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is”. It is the new trend in the world of marketing and PR with companies using ‘green’ words on their products, …
