http://www.madprime.org/articles/tag/media en-us 40 <p>Ethan Zuckerman has a couple of recent posts about Darfur and Tibet, I found both very good to read. <a href="http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/06/28/china-bias-misunderstanding/">"China, bias, and misunderstanding"</a> is about the disconnect between Chinese and Western perceptions of Tibet -- for example, how and why many Chinese were upset and offended by the Olympic torch protests. <a href="http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/07/07/media-reality-representation-what-are-we-paying-attention-to-when-we-pay-attention-to-darfur/">"Media, reality, representation: what are we paying attention to when we pay attention to Darfur?"</a> explores the oversimplification made of the Darfur conflict -- it's much more complex than I've been led to believe! -- and he hypothesizes why this particular conflict has become such a popular cause for activism.</p> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:35:00 -0400 urn:uuid:242ae71d-1c2e-4ddb-877f-84f5d033149e Madeleine Ball http://www.madprime.org/articles/2008/07/09/media-and-causes media society link