Comments on: Denise Searle: Blogging or flogging? Why NGOs face challenges in embracing the Internet’s potential http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/denise-searle-blogging-or-flogging-why-ngos-face-challenges-in-embracing-the-internets-potential/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denise Searle http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/denise-searle-blogging-or-flogging-why-ngos-face-challenges-in-embracing-the-internets-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-75164 Denise Searle Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:38:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=12215#comment-75164 Please note that this article was written in January/February 2009. I'm sure it would benefit from some updating... Please note that this article was written in January/February 2009. I’m sure it would benefit from some updating…

]]> By: Ben Parker http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/denise-searle-blogging-or-flogging-why-ngos-face-challenges-in-embracing-the-internets-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-73395 Ben Parker Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:31:25 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=12215#comment-73395 Good piece. The online fundraising and cutting-out-the-middle-man appeal of Kiva and the like are potentially quite threatening to the formal INGO model. However what appears to be direct feedback, proven impact and better accountability may not really be all that revolutionary. We tried to look at these issues in this article: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=86482 Ben Parker Director IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis http://www.irinnews.org Good piece.

The online fundraising and cutting-out-the-middle-man appeal of Kiva and the like are potentially quite threatening to the formal INGO model. However what appears to be direct feedback, proven impact and better accountability may not really be all that revolutionary.

We tried to look at these issues in this article:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=86482

Ben Parker
Director
IRIN – humanitarian news and analysis
http://www.irinnews.org

]]> By: Web brings new audience for issue groups « Qwerty2009’s Blog http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/denise-searle-blogging-or-flogging-why-ngos-face-challenges-in-embracing-the-internets-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-73214 Web brings new audience for issue groups « Qwerty2009’s Blog Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:40:48 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=12215#comment-73214 [...] brings new audience for issue groups A fascinating piece from Nieman Journalism Labs on the new role of NGOs and online media. It focuses on Avaaz, a group I am now working [...] [...] brings new audience for issue groups A fascinating piece from Nieman Journalism Labs on the new role of NGOs and online media. It focuses on Avaaz, a group I am now working [...]

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