Digital Frontiers (Paperback, UK ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Index on Censorship
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	December 2012
Editors:	Miren Gutierrez • Natasha Schmidt
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	UK ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4462-6741-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech
LSN:	1-4462-6741-5
Barcode:	9781446267417

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