Activist media and selective amplifiers
Those of us interested in social media and political organizing have had a lot to pay attention to in recent weeks. Demonstrations in the streets… Read More »Activist media and selective amplifiers
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Iran, citizen media and media attention
It’s been an interesting few days for people who study social media. As the protests over election results have continued in Iran, and Iranian authorities… Read More »Iran, citizen media and media attention
How China blocks the letter “F”
My friend and colleague Hal Roberts is one of the internet’s top censorship and filtering researchers. When Chinese authorities announced that a client-based piece of… Read More »How China blocks the letter “F”
Local Perspectives at Beyond Broadcast 2009
The opening panel discussion at BeyondBroadcast is titled “Local Perspectives” and it invites citizen media innovators from around the world to show off their work.… Read More »Local Perspectives at Beyond Broadcast 2009
CIRC09 – Mapping, Circumventing, Translating, Sharing
I’ve written in the past about my friend and colleague John Kelly’s excellent work visualising connections in different blogospheres. His best known research is on… Read More »CIRC09 – Mapping, Circumventing, Translating, Sharing
CIRC09 – Censorship and surveillance on the Chinese Internet
Liao Hang Teng of the Oxford Internet Institute is interested in ways that Chinese internet authorities are mediating between chaos and control. He introduces us… Read More »CIRC09 – Censorship and surveillance on the Chinese Internet