The term 'Free SMS' takes on a whole new meaning ...
The African nation of Zimbabwe has a new take on mobile radio—via SMS, reports Al Jazeera. SW Radio Africa was closed down by Mugabe’s government within days of opening in the country, so set up a new base outside London. A few years later the broadcast was jammed, and SMS turned out to be the most economica method of distributing news. “Gerry Jackson, founder of the London-based station, said about 2,000 Zimbabwean mobiles are currently receiving the station’s news content via text – and interest is growing...The biggest challenge in using texts for news lies in condensing complex stories into a 160 character message.”
A similar approach has been taken with the Free Fiji campaign to end the military dictatorship in the country. SMS has been used to text citizens with information about rallies and other ani-goverment activities.
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