Andy Carvin appears in the following:
The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Active Shooter Edition
Friday, August 01, 2014
The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook
Friday, September 20, 2013
On Twitter, Scott Simon's Long Goodbye To His Mother
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Fans of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday no doubt noticed the absence of longtime host Scott Simon in recent weeks. What started as a well-earned vacation took a somber turn, as Scott told his Twitter followers on July 16 that his mother was in need of an emergency operation. "I ...
A Nonstop Tribute To Nelson Mandela
Monday, July 15, 2013
They have assembled in front of the hospital by the dozens: church groups, families, even a motorcycle club, their engines revving at full throttle. Mothers encouraged their shy children to squeeze through the crowd and place a bouquet of flowers at the base of a makeshift shrine. A member of ...
The 'Standing Man' Of Turkey: Act Of Quiet Protest Goes Viral
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
As protests against the Turkish government enter their third week, activists are taking increasingly creative measures to maintain their momentum.
Over the weekend, police removed their tent city and re-opened Istanbul's Taksim Square to traffic, while maintaining a strong presence in the area. This might have seemed ...
In Turkey, Protesters Proudly Call Themselves 'Looters'
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shown no sympathy for the tens of thousands of protesters who've taken to the streets across the country. In fact, he seems to have energized the protesters by calling them capulcu, or "looters" in Turkish.
Demonstrators have gleefully embraced the label, spreading it ...
Can You Hear Me Now? A Lighter Look At NSA Snooping
Thursday, June 06, 2013
As news broke about the NSA collecting telephone records through Verizon, people took to Twitter to voice their opinions. As an experiment, NPR senior strategist Andy Carvin asked his followers to respond to the hashtag #CallsTheNSAKnowsAbout. Their responses ranged from the hilarious to the poignant.
After Two Years In Hiding, A Bahraini Blogger Escapes
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Arab world was aflame in March 2011. Longtime rulers in Tunisia and Egypt had been toppled. NATO was poised to attack Libyan government forces. The Syrian uprising was just beginning. And on the small island nation of Bahrain, the government was cracking down on pro-democracy protesters.
Across Bahrain, protest ...
Another Boston Bombing Mystery: Who Is @Al_FirdausiA?
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
(Andy Carvin, NPR's senior strategist for social media, sends us this dispatch about a Twitter account that may hold clues in understanding the surviving Boston bombing suspect.)
Social media became a large part of the story last week as amateur sleuths scoured the Internet for clues about the Boston ...
A Conversation With the Man Who Tweets Revolutions
Friday, February 01, 2013
Throughout the months of the Arab Spring, the twitter feed of NPR senior strategist Andy Carvin was a one stop shop for keeping up with events in the region--even though Carvin was a world away in Washington D.C. Now Carvin has written a new book about his experience, Distant Witness: Social Media, the Arab Spring and a Journalism Revolution, and sat down with Brooke for a live event to discuss his reporting with social media.
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