Last week, Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell was detained by San Diego police and taken to a local hospital following a lewd incident in which Russell was seen naked and running around the streets. After initial reports claimed he was drunk, the charity and his family insists Russell is suffering from a mental breakdown brought…
Over the weekend, I began to feel incredibly sad and hopeless about the case of Trayvon Martin’s murder. Although the facts seem extremely cut and dry, the fact that Trayvon’s killer, 28-year-old George Zimmerman, still remains free, not having even been arrested, made me angry. I began thinking about all of the people who were–just…
After being the talk of the internet last week for his film and charity Invisible Children, Jason Russell is once again garnering headlines. Only this time, it’s not for shining a spotlight on a war criminal. According to the San Diego Police Department, Russell was detained Thursday for public drunkenness and masturbation. View more videos at: http://nbcsandiego.com. NBC…
Last week, the charity Invisible Children caused an immediate viral sensation when it released its documentary Invisible Children, which took aim at indicted war criminal Joseph Kony. Although many were compelled to share, donate, and get involved with Invisible Children’s cause, others (including myself) was very critical of the campaign. After the video was released many questioned…
On Monday, the documentary Invisible Children exploded the Internet and got everyone talking. Since its debut, over 40 million people have seen the film, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve seen a tweet, Facebook status, or news report about it. Celebrities from Rihanna to Ryan Gosling to Oprah all jumped…
By now you’ve probably seen the Kony 2012 video circulating the social networks. We posted it this morning, and I’ve seen tweets and Facebook posts about the film throughout my timeline. Celebs have jumped on the bandwagon and in just days, the video has already reached millions, but is it the real story? Or it the…
You may be wondering: who is Joseph Kony and what are these KONY 2012 Facebook and Twitter hashtag trends that have exploded in the past day or so? While KONY 2012 may be the most effectively aggressive social media campaign in recent memory, its rapid spread is a powerful match with the devastation that has…
