{"id":2884,"date":"2012-03-23T12:10:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2012-03-23T12:21:52","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T16:21:52","slug":"rb-195-can-100-million-viewers-save-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/2012\/03\/23\/rb-195-can-100-million-viewers-save-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"RB 195: Can 100 Million Viewers Save a Child?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/files\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-23-at-10.55.19-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2893\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/files\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-23-at-10.55.19-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/files\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-23-at-10.55.19-AM.png 659w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/files\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-23-at-10.55.19-AM-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/wilkins.law.harvard.edu\/podcasts\/mediaberkman\/radioberkman\/2012-03-22_kony.mp3\"><strong>or download<\/strong><\/a><strong> | &#8230;also in <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wilkins.law.harvard.edu\/podcasts\/mediaberkman\/radioberkman\/2012-03-22_kony.ogg\">Ogg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc\">#Kony2012 video<\/a>, and accompanying campaign and meme, has done a lot to raise awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Of <em>WHAT<\/em> exactly, it&#8217;s hard to tell.<\/p>\n<p>The intended target for attention \u2014 the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony \u2014 is certainly a big one.<\/p>\n<p>But the video was flawed. In favor of simplicity it glossed over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/invisible-children-hides-truth-article-1.1041118\">crucial facts<\/a> and advocated passionately for questionable solutions, in the end bringing more critical attention back to Invisible Children, the charismatic American youth group behind the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all the explosion of Kony 2012 has raised awareness about sensitivities around the politics of intervention in Africa, and the utility of digital activism and fundraising for awareness campaigns in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Today we hear from four guests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rosebellkagumire.com\/\">Rosebell Kagumire<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/ch16.org\/about\/\">Ugandan journalist<\/a>, about where Joseph Kony is now, and how Ugandans are responding to the new attention<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/giladlotan.com\/blog\/\">Gilad Lotan<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.socialflow.com\/\">network researcher<\/a>, about what he found when he dug into the data on how the Kony2012 meme spread<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethanzuckerman.com\/blog\/\">Ethan Zuckerman<\/a>, a founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/\">Global Voices<\/a>, on whether simple narratives can ever help solve complex issues<\/li>\n<li>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrongingrights.com\/\">Amanda Taub<\/a>, a blogger and human rights expert, on what Invisible Children could have done differently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.socialflow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/kony-network-locations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"295\" \/><\/p>\n<div>After the jump:\u00a0our up-to-date list of the most thoughtful posts on Kony, Uganda, Central Africa, Invisible Children, and digital activism.<\/div>\n<p><em>Listen up! Comment on the show! <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/radioberkman\">Tweet<\/a> us!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=298096088&amp;s=143441\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/AudioBerkman\/Files\/iTunes_iClick.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/radioberkman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/AudioBerkman\/Files\/feed-icon32x32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Subscribe to Radio Berkman<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> <strong>Reference Section:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rosebellkagumire.com\/\">Rosebell Kagumire&#8217;s blog<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thenewinquiry.com\/essays\/no-kony-is-an-island-death-and-profit-in-central-africa\/\">Elliott Prasse-Freeman clarifying<\/a> some historical roots of Kony&#8217;s presence in Central Africa, and past attempts to stop him<br \/>\nSara Weschler, an American currently living in Gulu, Kony&#8217;s hometown, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/report\/item\/a_letter_from_uganda_on_kony2012_20120315\/\">on the local response<\/a><br \/>\nTeju Cole <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2012\/03\/the-white-savior-industrial-complex\/254843\/2\/?single_page=true\">on what he calls the White Savior Industrial Complex<\/a>, and the dangers of listening to Invisible Children<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/humanrightswatch.tumblr.com\/post\/19126185891\/voices-of-the-children-of-the-lra-by-marcus\">Interviews with former child soldiers<\/a> of Joseph Kony&#8217;s Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army from Human Rights Watch<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dartcenter.org\/content\/working-with-victims-and-survivors\">Suggested Standard Operating Procedures<\/a> for journalists working with victims and survivors on tragic events from the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma<br \/>\nLindsay Branham and Jocelyn Kelly <a href=\"http:\/\/kristof.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/21\/engaging-african-voices-on-kony\/\">on engaging the voices of Africa on Kony<\/a><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2012\/03\/14\/after-kony-2012-what-i-love-about-africa-reclaims-narrative\/\">best of the #WhatILoveAboutAfrica meme<\/a><br \/>\nNorbert Mao, a lawyer and politician from Northern Uganda, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/03\/22\/149137870\/foreign-policy-ive-met-joseph-kony\">on his experience having met Kony<\/a><br \/>\nTaylor Brodarick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/taylorbrodarick\/2012\/03\/22\/kony-2012-illustrates-how-star-power-can-save-the-world\/\">on whether star power can save the world<\/a><br \/>\nUganda&#8217;s Prime Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/touch\/news\/story.html?id=6318836\">responds to Kony2012<\/a> with some positive messages on Uganda<br \/>\nZeynep Tufecki <a href=\"http:\/\/technosociology.org\/?p=904\">on slacktivism<\/a> and the cognitive dissonance between Invisible Children&#8217;s good intentions and their poor execution<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guernicamag.com\/art\/3587\/gordon_3_15_12\/\">Northern Uganda, Visible<\/a>: Photos from Uganda curated by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.glennagordon.com\/\">Glenna Gordon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/communicopia.com\/insights\/why-your-non-profit-wont-make-a-kony-2012\">Why Your Non-Profit Won&#8217;t Make a Kony 2012<\/a>, Jason Mogus on why established non-profit advocacy and awareness groups are unable to replicate Invisible Children&#8217;s success<br \/>\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/get-involved\/amnesty-live?msource=W1203EACPR1&amp;tr=y&amp;auid=10434955\">archive of a recent Amnesty International Q&amp;A<\/a>\u00a0on Kony, the situation in Central Africa, and military intervention<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2012\/03\/solving-war-crimes-with-wristbands-the-arrogance-of-kony-2012\/254193\/\">Solving War Crimes With Wristbands: The Arrogance of &#8216;Kony 2012&#8217;<\/a>, the\u00a0<em>Atlantic<\/em>\u00a0post from Amanda Taub and Kate Cronin-Furman of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrongingrights.com\/\">Wronging Rights<\/a><br \/>\nEthan Zuckerman&#8217;s two most\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethanzuckerman.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/08\/unpacking-kony-2012\/\">recent<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethanzuckerman.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/14\/useful-reads-on-kony-2012\/\">posts<\/a>\u00a0on the Kony 2012 campaign, responses, and thoughts on oversimplifying messages in complex issues<br \/>\nGilad Lotan&#8217;s and Social Flow&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.socialflow.com\/post\/7120244932\/data-viz-kony2012-see-how-invisible-networks-helped-a-campaign-capture-the-worlds-attention\">data visualizations<\/a>\u00a0of the spread of the Kony2012 meme on Twitter<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/henryjenkins.org\/2012\/03\/contextualizing_kony2012_invis.html\">Analysis of tactics and origins of the Invisible Children group<\/a>\u00a0from Henry Jenkins&#8217; research team at the University of Southern California<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/03\/14\/uganda-screening-of-kony-201.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">A report<\/a>\u00a0from the response in the Northern Ugandan town of Lira to the Kony2012 video<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2012\/03\/14\/after-kony-2012-what-i-love-about-africa-reclaims-narrative\/\">Other responses from bloggers and tweeters<\/a>\u00a0in Uganda and around Africa<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2012\/03\/09\/kony-2012-and-the-potential-of-social-media-activism\">A collection of some responses<\/a>\u00a0in the NYTimes &#8216;Room for Debate&#8217; series<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode produced and edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/blanket\">Daniel Dennis Jones<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prx.org\/users\/68930-fharlow\">Frances Harlow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Creative Commons licensed music by <a href=\"http:\/\/ccmixter.org\/people\/morgantj\">MorganTJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen: or download | &#8230;also in Ogg The #Kony2012 video, and accompanying campaign and meme, has done a lot to raise awareness. Of WHAT exactly, it&#8217;s hard to tell. The intended target for attention \u2014 the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony \u2014 is certainly a big one. But the video was flawed. 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