A story about making a differenceEgyptian bloggers recently decided to revolt against what they consider to be their country's "current rueful state." Nermeen Edrees, who writes for Global Voices, describes being haunted by "grim headlines" - stories about murders, corruption, sexual harassment, and other unsavory acts.
A group of Egyptian online writers, led by Tarek Amr, decided to turn the negatives into a positive by embarking on the "Change the Channel" campaign.
This is a great story about bloggers networking and affecting positive social change. Click here to read Nermeen's post. (The graphic, by the way, says "change the channel.")
Tags: Change the Channel, Tarek Amr, Nermeen Edreesa, Egypt, Blogging, Media by Sistrunk
5 comments:
Wow!!
Thanks my friend :)
I am 'changing the channel.'
Tarek: My pleasure. When I discovered your site a couple of years ago, it was clear that you were emerging as one of the most talented bloggers in Egypt. You are a very humble person, but your influence on other online writers is huge.
Shi: Me too!
You are so good in what you offer us dear Deb. Wonderful concept and a bit of advice worth heeding. Especially these days when I look at the newspapers and see negative story after negative story. In my ongoing quest to 'let it go' I find so much of what I see around me to be distressing. I glance at the head and decide to not read the story -- change the channel, as it were -- and it works to a degree. So thank you again for this offering. I needed it.
Ian: What a lovely thing to say. Thank you.
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