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Shiv Bhaskar Dravid

Shiv Bhaskar Dravid

Shiv Bhaskar Dravid, 26, is the founder and creator of The Viewspaper, a citizen journalism based youth media company. He was an early entry winner of the Changemakers and Google Citizen Media competition, and many other awards for his leadership in giving a voice to the world's young people through new media.

Want to know about how to meaningfully engage and empower citizens through social media and the web? Ask Shiv!

  • Lauren Parnell Marino

    Hi Shiv, I really like this analysis and I think it's one we haven't heard much. Thanks for sharing your perspective on [...]

    348 days ago

  • Sarah Mintz

    This is great feedback, Shiv. Thanks so much. [...]

    348 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Hello, Shiv. What is the biggest challenge faced by innovators intending to engage a broader audience in their websites [...]

    365 days ago

  • sdravid

    Youth took to The Viewspaper quickly because there is an important need in young people to be taken seriously and be inv [...]

    368 days ago

  • sdravid

    The inspiration behind The Viewspaper was a personal experience that made me realize that young people are not taken ser [...]

    368 days ago

  • sdravid

    I think Slactism has always been around. There were always people who would sit on the fence and not participate physic [...]

    368 days ago

  • sdravid

    Hi Sarah. Scaling outside India has not been an easy task and i have tried a bunch of things. Some have worked and some [...]

    368 days ago

  • sdravid

    Hi Keith..I apologise for the delayed response. I was traveling. One of the things that i think has happened over th [...]

    368 days ago

  • Tsega Belachew

    What was the inspiration behind The Viewspaper? Why did youth take to it so quickly? [...]

    369 days ago

  • Sarah Mintz

    Hi Shiv! I'm a fan of your work and enjoyed the insights you shared during the Citizen Media competition. Could you spe [...]

    369 days ago

  • Keith Hammonds

    Shiv, we know that young people get, share, and use media in ways that are *very* different from older folks. So, what d [...]

    369 days ago

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    Hi Shiv, We've seen with Facebook the emerging trend of 'Slackvitism'. Do you think there are strategies that activists [...]

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