Resources

Academic Sources:

Barnhurst, K. G. "Politics in the Fine Meshes: Young Citizens, Power and Media." Media, Culture & Society 20.2 (1998): 201-18. Print.

De Waal, Alex. "The Humanitarian Carnival." World Affairs (2008): 43-55. Fall 2008. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Garofalo, Reebee. "Culture versus Commerce: The Marketing of Black Populat Music."Public Culture (1994): 275-87. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Jamieson, Dale. "Duties to the Distant: Aid, Assistance, and Intervention in the Developing World." Journal of Ethicd (2005): 151-70. Springer, 4 June 2004. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Piccinini, Carlo. Public Humanitarian Advocacy: Challenges, Opportunities and Its Channeling Through the Celebrities. Diss. Ed. Philip M. Taylor. University of Leeds, 2008. Print.

Yrjölä, Riina. "The Invisible Violence of Celebrity Humanitarianism: Soft Images and Hard Words in the Making and Unmaking of Africa." World Political Science REview 5.1 (2009): 1-23. The Berkeley Electronic Press, 2009. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Web-based Sources:

Lyrics to 1985 Rendition

Lyrics to 2010 rendition

Interview with Will i Am

Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

USA For Africa Website

Yahoo Answers: Best song lyrics

Song Meanings We Are The World

Top 100 Most Beautiful Song Lyrics