Since 2004, megafone.net has been inviting groups of people marginalized within society to express their experiences and opinions. Using mobile phones they create audio recordings, videos, text and images that are immediately published on the Web. Participants transform these devices into digital megaphones, amplifying the voices of individuals and groups who are often overlooked or misrepresented in the mainstream media.
This Congress is the eleventh meeting of Latin American community media researchers. Many of the papers are on line at the congress site. The following report is from Bitácora memoriosa the exquisite blog which is posted by community media pioneer, Alfonso Gumucio Dagron: