Check out this article from CNN on unfolding events in Egypt as Egyptians contune their protests against their authoritarian government. The important thing for our class is to consider how new communication technologies like Facebook and Twitter are affecting (1) the way citizens can inform and organize themselves and (2) the way journalists (and the rest of the world) learn about events on the ground.
CNN reports on protests in Egypt
Since the evolution of these technologies there have been other protest movements in places like Tibet, Pakistan, and Iran. In all cases, organizers used technologies to bring out supporters and get information out to the world. In all cases, authoritarian regimes limited access to the Internet and sites like Twitter and Facebook, seeing them as a real threat. Unfortunately, in all cases, the gun was more powerful than the keyboard and the authoritarian regimes prevailed.
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Notes on evolving paradigms and practices from the world of media. Posted by Professor Leo Aristimuño primarily for students of "Convergence Culture," an undergraduate course taught at the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media, at Rutgers University, Newark.
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