The View from Mosul Eye: How to Teach Citizen Journalism
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Reports from Mosul Eye claim a daily English feed that publishes daily in English to reach a global audience, documents airstrikes and abuses, and spurs local morale by organizing cultural events like a concert to reclaim heritage — organized a concert to restore heritage. Shadows Project builds an interactive identity platform, runs advocacy campaigns that forced museum/Wikipedia re-labeling (example: press campaign on Malevich), and ships museum protection gear — donated $30k then $70k working with Hoover, Boston Fine Arts and Blue Shield partners.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Constructive media power
- 1:15Conflict-driven journalism innovation
- 2:20Underground reporting under ISIS
- 3:53Global platform vs local impact
- 6:11Beyond reporting: Activism
- 7:55The Shadows Project and identity
- 13:53Cultural erasure as oppression
- 17:41Historical ambiguities
- 19:26Genocidal intent
- 21:53Youth and national awakening
- 23:00Closing remarks