<videovortex> Kony 2012: a classic viral video story
Geert Lovink
geert at xs4all.nl
Sun Mar 11 11:05:47 CET 2012
Dear all,
is anyone of you also following the Kony 2012 phenomena?
This is the Wikipedia summary/version of the story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kony_2012
And this is the link to the film on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc&feature=player_embedded
Here a response from Uganda:
http://blog.voicesofafrica.org/1441/success-and-failures-of-kony2012-from-an-aid-workers-perspective/
And some related regional links:
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1362350/-/axe1dtz/-/index.html
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1362338/-/axe1fdz/-/index.html
"The NGO also came under strong criticism after it emerged that it
spent only 30 per cent of the $8.9m (Shs 20b) it mobilised for the
children in their names from well-wishers. The bulk of the cash was
expended on salaries, office rentals, travel as well as filming,
according to Invisible Children’s audited accounts."
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/120307/kony-2012-campaign-criticized-dumbing-down-conflict
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-deibert/joseph-kony-2012-children_b_1327417.html
http://thinkafricapress.com/uganda/kony2012-has-taken-possibility-reconciliation-table
Greetings, Geert
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