The Daily IIJ

A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt

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The (online) cult of Jason Ivler

January 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Jason Ivler, who who allegedly gunned down Renato Ebarle Jr., in a display of road rage last November 18, was recently apprehended by the NBI following a shootout at his mother’s house on January 18. Footage of the early morning raid quickly made it to news channels and websites, as transfixed viewers watched the exchange of [...]

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Tags: Sneak In

Thoughts from a half-submerged house: Ketsana in the Philippines

October 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

“I’M NOT so sure, but I think I just saw a turtle swim past me.” This was the first thing I told a friend when I called him up.
“Where are you?” he asked. “Get back inside your house!”
“I am inside my house,” I replied. “I’m knee-deep in water, and it’s looking worse every minute. That [...]

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Tags: Climate Change · Environment · Online Journalism

In the ‘meme’ time…

May 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

What’s in a “meme?” A “meme” by any other name would still be what it is—a sometimes funny, other times annoying Internet-generated content (from uploaded digital files or hyperlinks) such as images, videos and surveys.

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Tags: Media Landscapes · Online Journalism