We're still waiting on the new Kony 2012 video, supposedly slated to go live later today, that will answer all of our concerns about Invisible Children's finances and goals, but we have some idea of what we can expect: earnest proclamations about how "uncomplicated" it is to bring Joseph Kony down and reassurances…
Invisible Children will release a new 10-minute video later today "that clicks through some of the questions" critics (like us: see here, here, and here) have about their Kony 2012 campaign.
The Kony 2012 video is now officially the fastest spreading viral video of all time, with over 70 million views and half a million comments to date — and by the time you finish reading this post, there's bound to be many more.
Jason Russell, co-founder of non-profit Invisible Children and director of the now infamous "Kony 2012" viral video campaign, attempted to explain why his campaign is an easy solution to world peace, etc., in a number of interviews last night and this morning. His explanations are as overly simplistic as his mission,…
Yesterday's piece on why you should think twice before donating to Kony 2012 (or to any charity or non-profit, really) ruffled a lot of feathers: some people were happy we took a step back and analyzed the well-meaning but potentially misplaced and/or destructive intentions of Invisible Children, while others thought…
I admit that I instinctively hated the Kony 2012 Campaign as soon as I watched 15 seconds of the effort's new viral video, produced by non-profit Invisible Children, which pledges to make extremely evil Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony famous, "not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent…
