DIGITAL FRONTIERS by Miren Gutierrez (Editor), Natasha Schmidt (Editor) ( 9781446267417 )

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DIGITAL FRONTIERS

By:

Miren Gutierrez (Editor), Natasha Schmidt (Editor)

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1446267415

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9781446267417

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Publisher:

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

Pub. date:

10 December, 2012

Edition:

UK ed.

Series:

Index on Censorship

Pages:

192

Description:

As journalists and activists around the world use technology to galvanise change, the clamp down on free speech continues. Index asks: what's next for digital freedom?

Synopsis:

From Tunisia to China, activists and journalists are using technology to get vital news out and bring about change. As the battle to control information continues - from government surveillance and online blocking to big business to hacktivists and protesters - Index looks at the key players in the fight for digital freedom. With Rebecca MacKinnon & Ethan Zuckerman: Tools for the future Jennifer Granick: Damage control Gabriella Coleman: Beacons of freedom Eric King: Trade secrets Ahmed Mansoor: free expression in Dubai Milton Mueller: Revolution in crisis Heather Bond: Ushahidi and crowd wisdom Pranesh Prakash: India's internet jam Hu Yong: microblogging in China Alex McGillivray on Twitter Frontline SMS: Anchor to the world. PLUS Fault lines: religion, culture and censorship with Edna Fernandes, Svetlana Mintcheva and Brad Adams AND Fiction from Roma Tearne and Jamal Ali's modern fable.

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