Summary
Brian Lehrer, the popular host of WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show, hosts an hour-long weekly television program on CUNY TV , where web video meets the issues.
Description
Non-profit tech company Ushahidi uses crowdsourcing and satellite maps to document government atrocities in Syria. Their director of crisis mapping, Patrick Meier, explains. Then Jillian York of the Electronic Frontier Foundation looks at how hackers in Syria are working for and against the regime. The Uni Project is a mobile reading room that will cruise the streets of NYC this fall. Co-Directors Leslie and Sam Davol explain the project. And Code for America, a group that matches coders with cities that need their help.