Carl Conrad » web 2.0 http://www.carlconrad.net/en Marketing, technology, my views and thoughts on today's digital world Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 War 2.0 and free press http://www.carlconrad.net/en/2009/01/war-20-and-free-press/ http://www.carlconrad.net/en/2009/01/war-20-and-free-press/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:31:59 +0000 Carl http://www.carlconrad.net/en/2009/01/war-20-and-free-press/ We’ve seen this initiated in the Iraqi war and in the recent attacks in Mumbai but in the on going conflict on the Gaza Strip, Web 2.0 methods are widely used to communicate as much as possible on each side. Two examples ; Israel demonstrates how precise Tsahal’s bombings are but posting videos on YouTube. On the other hand, AlJazeera has open an AJGaza twitter to communicate on-the-fly on the most recent events.

But in the end, does all this help to really understand the conflict, its reasons? Does it show the path to its possible solutions? I’m afraid not. More, it looks like a more and more common way to criminalize the conflict in order not to seek a solution. A strategy more and more encountered all around the world. Unfortunately, a war has never been won by lack of combatants.

It is just another illustration about the difference between information and communication. True independent journalism gets more and more difficult but biased information does not help solving issues. What is the solution? And how many innocent people will die before we have one?

A must read: Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press by Kristina Borjesson

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