TED Blog: “African bloggers stepped up to the plate …”
July 26th, 2007 | Published in Africa, Blogosphere, Media, TED Africa | 4 Comments
Prepping for the premiere of the conference video of the Arusha TEDGlobal conference in August, TED Blog is featuring postings from some Afro-bloggers, including yours truly. Here are excerpts from Imnakoya:
As one of the missing-in-action Fellows who couldn’t attend the conference, the only rational thing I could do was plug into the mainstream media (MSM)-dominated information pipeline to follow the event. Well, this didn’t happen; the MSM dropped the ball — there was little or no coverage. Unexpectedly, the African bloggers stepped up to the plate, giving a comprehensive and almost hourly rendition of event. This is unprecedented in Africa. As I write this piece, African blogs are the only existing and extensive source of information on the TEDGlobal conference.
Just as no one would have thought some “ragtag bunch of unschooled bloggers” would become so relevant in broadcasting and amplifying what ensued in Arusha, no one would have deemed it possible to cull so much intellectual and entrepreneurial energy at one time in one remote location in Africa.
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July 26th, 2007 at 12:43 pm (#)
That was a really well written piece. I wish you had been able to attend TED as well, I’ve wanted to meet you in person for a while now.
Keep up the good work Imnakoya, you’re making a huge impact.
July 26th, 2007 at 2:34 pm (#)
I am looking forward to more of this. Like stepping it up even more. The code of silence on policy issues concerning Africa will eventually be broken.
July 27th, 2007 at 11:28 am (#)
Imnakoya:
Great job, Man. Even with out being there you still stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park. I think there’s a lot to be said for that.
Anyhow, I am sure that there will be more great events that we can be a part of in the future, and like Hash, I’d love to see you there.
July 27th, 2007 at 6:33 pm (#)
Thanks gents!