Ushahidi or 'testimony': Web 2.0 tools for crowdsourcing crisis information

Okolloh, O
Publication year: 
2009

The author explores the potentials for citizen journalism or æcrowdsourcingÆ, and how in Kenya during the 2007 election crisis the innovative Ushahidi website was developed for sharing information. This website enabled citizens to send in and receive news reports either via the internet or by mobile phones. The Ushahidi platform has now been redeveloped to improve its potential in humanitarian crisis situations û integrating a series of Web 2.0 applications.

Source publication information
Journal Title: 
PLA
Volume: 
No 59
Pages: 
65-70
Publisher
IIED and CTA
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London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Publisher reference: 
IIED and CTA