[governance] How can we effectively discuss current issues? (SOPA, webinars, questions)

[Ginger Paque]

Hi there,

Aldo, Diplo's resident contrarian, criticises Diplo's webinars and modern
communication, asking 'Is the medium the twitter?' at
http://deepdip.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-medium-is-the-twitter/ He
argues that the way in which the Chinese 'Party universities', among
others, discuss issues, is conceptually and practically more effective (and
congenial) than modern webinar/Twitter-technique communication. Personally,
I disagree, because when an online communication gets 'too interactive', we
have chaos, and I think that short, pithy comments or questions are
preferable in a webinar. Bandwidth limitations must be taken into
consideration as well. This is one advantage to an email list like the IGC:
it allows for full multi-party discussion.

 Please let us know your views about this dilemma as we both try to improve
our communication, and explore the topic as a concept for improved
e-participation. You can also join us for the next webinar and see the
potentials and limitations of this medium, as we discuss SOPA, PIPA and the
recent online blackout activities:
http://www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/copyright-infringement-sopapipa-megaupload

Personally, I am wondering if the push to stop SOPA has strengthened ACTA.

Best, Ginger


Ginger (Virginia) Paque
Diplo Foundation
www.diplomacy.edu/ig
VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu

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