I can imagine Iceland becoming a good place to run a controversial Web site. But... Iceland may find itself forced to defend controversial speech. Ethan Zuckerman controversialdefendfind Change image and share on social
The uptake on mobile phones in Africa is phenomenal. Ethan Zuckerman africamobilephenomenal Change image and share on social
For countries such as Kenya to emerge as economic powerhouses, they need better infrastructure: roads, ports, smart grids and power plants. Infrastructure is expensive, and takes a long time to build. In the meantime, hackers are building 'grassroots infrastructure,' using the mobile-phone system to build solutions that are ready for market. Ethan Zuckerman buildcountryeconomic share on social
When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories. Ethan Zuckerman 1970saveragefocus Change image and share on social
A world where everyone creates content gets confusing pretty quickly without a good search engine. Ethan Zuckerman confusecontentcreate Change image and share on social
If I use Facebook to stay in touch with my high school friends who are church-going Republicans, I may be getting more ideological diversity than in hanging out with secular progressives on the World Politics sub-reddit. Ethan Zuckerman churchdiversityfacebook share on social
Creativity is an import-export business. Ethan Zuckerman businesscreativityexport Change image and share on social
People generally pay attention to what they already know about and what they care about. Ethan Zuckerman attentioncaregenerally Change image and share on social
I study the ways new media shapes people's perceptions of the world. Ethan Zuckerman mediumpeopleperception Change image and share on social
The U.S. media have done a shameful job of reporting on the Arab world. Ethan Zuckerman arabjobmedium Change image and share on social