Haven’t you heard about Sharek 961 yet?
Sharek 961 is a project where the Lebanese people make the news by sending in reports through several mediums to the website. So wherever you are, you can report to them an electoral incident for example and the news will be displayed on their homepage under “User Feed Stream” along with the geographical location of where the incident has ocurred.
From their About page:
Sharek961 empowers Lebanese citizens to promote transparency by sending in eyewitness reports on all election-related incidents or issues. People across Lebanon can send in reports through SMS, email, and the web.
Sharek961 is intended to improve transparency and accountability through civic participation. Information you send in is made available to all citizens, media outlets, and organizations to view publicly online.
Reaching them to submit a report is so easy, and you can do it via any of the following channels:
- Send an e-mail to sharek@sharek961.org
- Send an SMS to 71-189118
- Send a message on twitter to @sharek961
- Fill out this form
I’ll be trying to send them some photos from Beirut on the elections day! How about you?