Cuba's first independent digital news will be sent via cellphones and
flash drives
BY JON FINGAS @JONFINGAS MAY 16TH 2014, AT 2:23:00 AM ET
Cubans haven't had an above-ground, independent digital news outlet in
their country so far -- not surprising when their government only
allowed personal cellphone and computer sales six years ago. However,
all that's set to change when blogger Yoani Sanchez launches her digital
newspaper 14ymedio on May 21st. Rather than simply publish news on the
web, the team will get the word out through whatever technology Cubans
can use: cellphones, email, CDs and even USB flash drives are fair game.
The group is already getting some pushback from the Castro
administration, which still treats criticism of the communist party as a
criminal offense. However, 14ymedio's by-any-means-necessary approach to
digital distribution could make censorship difficult; officials can't
simply block a website or email address. Whether or not Sanchez' project
lasts, it's a potentially important experiment in a land where
networking tends to be either closely monitored or very unofficial.
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http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/16/cuba-digital-newspaper/
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