Latin America Media Project (LAMP)
Latin America Media Project
Category: Communication
Information Doer
Lingo Cards (Some rights reserved) Information Doer = Skyful of Lies and Black SwansThe new tyranny of shifting information power in crises by Nik Gowing The study highlights how in a moment of major, unexpected crisis the institutions of power – whether political, governmental, military or corporate – face a new, acute vulnerability of both …
NGOs Evaluation
Poster One of the threads that emerged during the 2009 Ecotourism Emerging Industry Forum focused on Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs. Critiques were to the point: “It is really not advisable to use an NGO structure to manage ecotourism.” Another participant wrote: “I was told by one NGO representative that social impacts resulting from a community …
Conversation with Leo Hickman (2007)
Photo: Zion National Park (Some rights reserved) From the archives Leo Hickman (@leohickman) is a journalist and author of Guardian Book’s The Final Call subtitled ‘In search of the true cost of our holidays.’ It’s one of our favorite books of 2007. Leo, I just had the opportunity to read your book cover to cover. …
Everyone likes a debate, but a discussion is more fruitful
Photo: Ron Mader, Borough Market (Some rights reserved) by Peter Hutchison From the archives Everyone likes a debate, but a discussion is more fruitful. The world is not black and white, it is grey and if an article takes the stance that ecotourism exists for those on a higher plane, the vast majority of people …
Mexico Meanderings: Conversation with Herb and Carla Felsted
From the archives. First published in 1998 Carla and Herb Felsted are long-time friends and the publishers of the Mexican Meanderings newsletter. Subtitled “A Newsletter of Explorations in an Enchanted Land,” the bi-monthly journal explored off-the-beaten-path venues that attract the Felsteds’ combined love of Mexican history and culture. I caught up with the Felsteds as …
The value of information AND communication (1996)
Photo: Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones, Divisadero (Some rights reserved) This presentation was originally made in 1996 at the Coloquio Internacional sobre Ecoturismo held in Cozumel, Mexico. This particular conference taught me a great deal. As usual, the most memorable parts of the event were unplanned. This conference introduced me to the work of Jorge Chavez de la …