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These simple design tricks can help diminish hate speech online

Karen Hao

October 11, 2017 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Tech platforms are trying to find a way to battle hate speech while guarding free speech. Various sites have found success by using design elements to de-incentivize incivility, and are promoting more constructive debate in their comments and posts.

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Argentinians Are So Sick of the Media, They're Inventing Their Own

Laura Mallonee

September 03, 2017 |

Wired |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Argentina

In Argentina, where less than half the country trusts media and most believe mainstream media to be biased, many people are creating their own forms of media. One collective, DTL! Comunicacion Popular, assembles antennas and trains citizen journalists to subvert the country's media monopoly.

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Lessons from Europe's Fight Against Russian Disinformation

Dana Priest

July 24, 2017 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: Latvia, Riga

In order to counter the spread of harmful propaganda, journalism and information can be treated like an national "asset" to be cultivated akin to energy. The Latvian government takes this approach by comprehensively understanding the Russian media, regulating the ownership of Latvian media, and cultivating a relationship with the Latvian news industry.

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Argentina's Community Radio Stations Offer an Alternative Look at News

David Gonzalez

July 12, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Argentina

After an economic downturn, several community-based radio stations have sprung up, offering an alternative to commercial stations and allowing Argentinians, especially those in rural areas, the opportunity to come together and choose what they want to listen to and talk about. One organization called DTL! collective helps organizations set up community radio stations by providing a transmitter, antenna, and other hardware.

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Cuba: The Weekly Package

Kim Wall

June 19, 2017 |

Harper's Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Cuba, Havana

In Cuba, most access to internet is extremely limited. "The Weekly Package," solves this problem--carried by individuals who travel around on foot each week, it is a single, black market hard drive from which customers may download the content of their choice - telenovelas, news, movies, and more.

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No Matter What Washington Does, One Nonprofit Is Closing the Digital Divide

Issie Lapowsky

May 25, 2017 |

Wired |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

With no alternative, some community college students in Talihina, Oklahoma sit in the parking lot of the local hospital at night, logging on to the internet network to complete research papers, oftentimes on smartphones. With Obama-era broadband infrastructure improvement plans now uncertain, one nonprofit is getting "out of the government's umbrella" and working to ensure the goal of connecting 350,000 people nationwide by 2020 is still met. By both building infrastructure and making it more affordable, ConnectHome Nation seeks to answer, "What could they become ... if they just had an equal shot?"

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How a Cooperative in Indonesia is Bridging the Digital Divide

Nithin Coca

May 04, 2017 |

Shareable |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

Indonesia has a quickly growing digital market, yet there is a large proportion of the population that does not have digital access and those who do have access are all buying from businesses outside the country. Koperasi Digital Indonesia Mandiri is an Indonesian cooperative that has developed lower cost smartphones to help reach the underserved population.

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India's first community radio still makes the right connect

R. Avadhani

April 08, 2017 |

The Hindu |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Zaheerabad

Sangam Radio is India's oldest community radio station as well as the first station run by women. Broadcasting two hours a day, Sangam plays recording of songs collected in the field, personal stories of community members, and community information.

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Why Is Finland Able to Fend Off Putin's Information War?

Reid Standish

March 01, 2017 |

Foreign Policy |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Finland

Identifying and combating propaganda is imperative for an informed public to have a sense of identity and make political decisions. In Finland, a “public diplomacy” program is countering Russian propaganda by better understanding how false information spreads.

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El Salvador youths find identity in community radio instead of gangs

Priyanka Borpujari

January 23, 2017 |

TRT World |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

Community radio stations in El Salvador and have made a positive impact in the lives of young adult working at these stations. In a country with high rates of violence and youth gang membership, stations provide a way for young adults to find community, value, and a means of expression. Some of the station's local reporting has overcome government and corporate interference.

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