Tag Archives: violence
Map tracks attacks on journalists, bloggers in Mexico
May 6, 2013 – 11:53 pm
Freedom House and the International Center for Journalists (ICJ) is launching a digital and interactive map to track the attacks on journalists and bloggers in… more
Study: How to find a racist on Twitter
April 4, 2013 – 12:47 am
A study from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR) in the United Kingdom titled, “Who Matters Online: Measuring influence, … more
How Twitter, social media impacts Mexico’s drug war
March 11, 2013 – 10:45 am
Austin, Texas — Twitter, but increasingly Facebook and YouTube, are becoming essential elements to the way ordinary people in Mexico protect themselves from the war… more
In Mexico, Twitter used by few to inform many
January 27, 2013 – 7:33 pm
A recently published paper by Microsoft employees is taking a close look at Twitter usage during the Mexican drug wars.
The paper, “The New War… more
Using Google to track Mexican drug cartels
November 17, 2012 – 2:27 pm
A paper published by academics at Harvard University shows that, using simple and publicly available information, it is possible to track and gather information about… more
Retio: a free app fights drug trafficking in Mexico
November 13, 2012 – 7:45 am
By Silvia Vinas, Global Voices
Diverse initiatives have arisen in Mexico that use citizen participation to report on the violence caused by drug trafficking, from… more
