ZaMir

ZaMir ("for peace" in Serbo-Croatian) was an important media network for activists in Bosnia during the 1990s. It was founded by Eric Bachman.

"ZaMir's history is a testimony to idealism. A band of hippies and cyber-cowboys strung the network together almost four years ago in order to arm the former Yugoslavia's embattled citizens with the means to speak and decide for themselves. The Soros Foundation, the US-government backed National Endowment for Democracy, and numerous smaller donors provide funding. A low-paid and volunteer staff of about a dozen manages the network." [1]

In 1996, Wired reported that Robert Horvitz coordinated funding for ZaMir through the Internet Program of the Soros Foundation's Open Society Institute in Prague. [2]

External links

• Rick E. Bruner, "Wired Bosnia", Wired, February 1996.