From my point of view, it needs to start from the raw truth: there is currently no functioning grassroots media. Not in any coherent sense. So before we talk about video, storytelling, or tools, we need to answer the core question:
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Building Networks (Ecosystems)
Balance means prioritising the roots - not exclusively, but deliberately - to counter the dominance of traditional and #NGO media.
The corporate #dotcons, the “social media” mess — we KISS use and abuse what's left as compost.
The #openweb, foundation of transparency and federation ( #4opens).
What is grassroots media? It’s not “content creation.” It’s not “influencer culture.” It’s not another #NGO-funded project selling “voices from below” for grant money.
It’s the messy, local, real-world networks of people using tools to speak, share, and act together outside institutional control #KISS
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