The document discusses social media activism and examines case studies to evaluate its effectiveness. It defines social media activism as using social platforms to champion causes. While some critics argue offline activism is more impactful, examples like the marriage equality referendum in Ireland found social media helped engage young voters and shift perceptions to support LGBT rights. The document also explores environmental campaigns and the Arab Spring, noting social media was effective at raising awareness but usually one catalyst among others for change. Overall, the impact of social media activism depends on how effectiveness is measured.
Tomeeka Farrington presented on using social media activism to achieve goals. She discussed how organizations like the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service use social media strategies like developing compelling content, articulating a clear vision or "dream", focusing messaging, and spreading influence across sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Students were challenged to develop their own social media activism campaigns to help others, following King's model of service and his question "What are you doing for others?". Additional resources on the MLK Day of Service were provided.
Social media facilitates collective action by reducing the costs of mass distribution of information, leveraging ubiquitous hardware to allow anyone to be a content producer, and enabling network effects to spread ideas widely. While social media provided an alternative to state-controlled media in some protests, concerns include potential for deception, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and "slacktivism" over real engagement. Moving forward, education in social media literacy and research on effective and ineffective uses can help address these issues.
the role of mass media in the life of societyNely Kay
The document discusses how information and mass media have become increasingly important in modern life, with sources like television, newspapers, magazines, websites, and mobile phones now ubiquitous. It notes that most people get their information from these seven main types of mass media. The widespread availability of information through mass media can impact society both positively by spreading news and entertainment, but also negatively by causing unrest or panic if the information is misleading.
MLK Day 2014: Social Media, Community Building, and ActivismMarie K. Shanahan
This document discusses the history of social media and its role in activism and community building. It provides examples from 1998 onward of key events where social media was used for organizing protests, spreading awareness of issues, and acting as an alternative outlet for citizen journalism. These include MoveOn.org in 1998, the WTO protests in 1999, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2009 Iranian election protests, Occupy Wall Street in 2011, and the Arab Spring movements of 2010-present. However, the document notes that while social media provides useful tools, the true strength of activist movements comes from the will and imagination of individuals driving change.
Factors that gave rise to citizen journalism, including the development and proliferation of mobile technology. The presentation also lists some watershed moments in the history of citizen journalism,
1) Social media and new communication technologies enabled collective action and independent journalism in Egypt, challenging the official narratives of dictatorships by increasing shared awareness and removing barriers to political engagement.
2) The U.S. aimed to promote democracy in the Middle East through initiatives like the Alliance for Youth Movements, which used information technology for social change.
3) The April 6th Youth Movement and Facebook page "We Are All Khaled Said" helped catalyze protests against Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt in 2011, culminating in a "Day of Rage" that left Mubarak in a difficult position and witnessed the beginning of democratic dissent.
The document discusses social media activism and examines case studies to evaluate its effectiveness. It defines social media activism as using social platforms to champion causes. While some critics argue offline activism is more impactful, examples like the marriage equality referendum in Ireland found social media helped engage young voters and shift perceptions to support LGBT rights. The document also explores environmental campaigns and the Arab Spring, noting social media was effective at raising awareness but usually one catalyst among others for change. Overall, the impact of social media activism depends on how effectiveness is measured.
Tomeeka Farrington presented on using social media activism to achieve goals. She discussed how organizations like the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service use social media strategies like developing compelling content, articulating a clear vision or "dream", focusing messaging, and spreading influence across sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Students were challenged to develop their own social media activism campaigns to help others, following King's model of service and his question "What are you doing for others?". Additional resources on the MLK Day of Service were provided.
Social media facilitates collective action by reducing the costs of mass distribution of information, leveraging ubiquitous hardware to allow anyone to be a content producer, and enabling network effects to spread ideas widely. While social media provided an alternative to state-controlled media in some protests, concerns include potential for deception, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and "slacktivism" over real engagement. Moving forward, education in social media literacy and research on effective and ineffective uses can help address these issues.
the role of mass media in the life of societyNely Kay
The document discusses how information and mass media have become increasingly important in modern life, with sources like television, newspapers, magazines, websites, and mobile phones now ubiquitous. It notes that most people get their information from these seven main types of mass media. The widespread availability of information through mass media can impact society both positively by spreading news and entertainment, but also negatively by causing unrest or panic if the information is misleading.
MLK Day 2014: Social Media, Community Building, and ActivismMarie K. Shanahan
This document discusses the history of social media and its role in activism and community building. It provides examples from 1998 onward of key events where social media was used for organizing protests, spreading awareness of issues, and acting as an alternative outlet for citizen journalism. These include MoveOn.org in 1998, the WTO protests in 1999, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2009 Iranian election protests, Occupy Wall Street in 2011, and the Arab Spring movements of 2010-present. However, the document notes that while social media provides useful tools, the true strength of activist movements comes from the will and imagination of individuals driving change.
Factors that gave rise to citizen journalism, including the development and proliferation of mobile technology. The presentation also lists some watershed moments in the history of citizen journalism,
1) Social media and new communication technologies enabled collective action and independent journalism in Egypt, challenging the official narratives of dictatorships by increasing shared awareness and removing barriers to political engagement.
2) The U.S. aimed to promote democracy in the Middle East through initiatives like the Alliance for Youth Movements, which used information technology for social change.
3) The April 6th Youth Movement and Facebook page "We Are All Khaled Said" helped catalyze protests against Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt in 2011, culminating in a "Day of Rage" that left Mubarak in a difficult position and witnessed the beginning of democratic dissent.
Chapter 12 of a university course in media history by Prof. Bill Kovarik, based on the book Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2nd ed., 2015).
The document discusses the media and globalization. It defines different types of media such as print media (newspapers, magazines) and electronic media (radio, television, films). It then defines globalization as the integration of economies, societies and cultures through communication, transportation and trade. The media plays a key role in globalization by spreading ideas across borders, though this can lead to both homogenization and diversification of cultures. A small number of large media companies dominate distribution of information worldwide. The media influences public opinion and can shape perceptions on important issues and events. Exposure to violence in media can also impact children's development.
Social media alters dissent under autocracies by changing how people connect and share information. It allows for many-to-many networks that complicate governments' efforts to isolate and suppress protests. While in the past governments could isolate small protests, social media enables mass coordination and rapid sharing that helps spread protests more widely. This is seen in the 2010-2011 Tunisian protests, where social media use grew alongside real-world demonstrations until the government fell. Social media creates new publics and ties that bridge social circles, undermining claims that weak ties don't aid protest success.
The document discusses various aspects of mass media and the internet. It defines mass media and its role in society. It then focuses on the internet, describing it as an international network that connects millions of computers worldwide. It provides examples of how the internet can be used, such as visiting social networks, downloading content, shopping, and more. It also outlines some of the dangers of using the internet, such as hackers, viruses, identity theft, and cyberbullying.
The document discusses various means of information that have developed over recent decades such as satellite communication, books, newspapers, radio, television, computers, and the internet. It notes that these means play an important role in education and connecting people worldwide by allowing events anywhere to be seen globally, but that they can also potentially harm national solidarity.
Social Justice & Public Scholarship in the Digital AgeJessie Daniels
The landscape of scholarship has changed dramatically with the rise of digital technologies, yet we train scholars as if it's 1983. We, must begin to reimagine scholarly communication for the public good in the digital era. If academe can find a way to be digitally engaged and more fluent in the digital lexicon of the 21st century in which we find ourselves,
then, there is hope I believe for scholars to be a force for social good -- that is, an engaged citizenry & a more democratic, equal and just society.
This document profiles Timo Lüge and his experience with communications solutions for non-profits. It describes his background in journalism and work with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, where he served as web manager, social media lead, and spokesperson. It outlines the services he provides as an independent communications expert for non-profits, including digital communications strategies, public information in disasters, social media strategies, and workshops/trainings.
The document discusses open sourcing democracy through projects like OpenPolitics and HaveSomeNew that aim to lower barriers to participation, use open review processes and version control, and allow anyone to contribute. It notes that digital democracy should not just replicate 18th century systems on smartphones but should be a collaborative, distributed and open political statement that helps humanity act as a collaborative global species.
Open Sourcing Education - FSOSS Version - Oct 2007Mark Surman
The document discusses the idea that we are on the cusp of a global revolution in teaching and learning through open sourcing education and sharing knowledge freely via the Internet. It promotes open education, open technology, and open content to create a world where everyone can access and share in the sum of human knowledge. The document encourages connecting, sharing, and celebrating this vision of open and accessible education for all.
Citizen journalism became prominent after crisis events like the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami where hundreds of regular people used personal devices to document and share visual coverage, providing a firsthand perspective. This set a precedent where citizen journalism grew significantly during disasters and conflicts when professional journalists had limited access. Examples include the 2010 Pakistan floods where citizen reporting platforms like Citizen's Eye provided grassroots coverage and became a source for mainstream media. While citizen journalism provides immediacy and independence, issues exist with verification and potential for propaganda without fact-checking.
Presentation delivered to cohort of volunteers from STITCH Movement, on 3rd May 2014 in Chilaw, Sri Lanka. The presentation looked at ways through which web, Internet and mobile based apps, services, platforms and tools can widen and deepen institutional and individual activism around social justice issues.
The presentation was delivered in Sinhala.
This document discusses objectivity in citizen journalism and the need for ethical standards. It notes that while citizen journalists play a key role in events like the Arab Spring, their work is not always objective or verified. There is debate around whether specific codes of ethics are needed or if common ethical guidelines would be more appropriate given varied cultural contexts. Ultimately, individual citizen journalists must make ethical judgments in their reporting, and the goal should be encouraging quality reporting to inform the world.
This document discusses objectivity in citizen journalism and the need for ethical standards. It notes that while citizen journalists without formal training have played a key role in events like the Arab Spring, there are questions around their objectivity and the reliability of information they provide. There is a debate around whether universal codes of ethics can or should be established for citizen journalism, given differences in cultures and contexts, though common codes may help guide ethical decision making. The goal should be encouraging quality reporting from citizen journalists.
The document discusses the potential for open education to revolutionize teaching and learning globally. It explores ideas around open technology, open learning, and open content helping to drive this change. However, it also questions whether we are truly on the cusp of a revolution and raises challenges such as perceptions of quality, teacher engagement, sustainability, and lack of policy support that would need to be addressed for open education to radically transform the education system worldwide.
The document discusses different theories of media globalization. It outlines the functionalist theory proposed by Harold Laswell and Charles Wright in the 1940s and 1960s, which describes five functions of mass media: surveillance, correlation, transmission, entertainment, and mobilization. It also discusses the social responsibility theory stemming from the Hutchins Commission report of 1947, which argued that media has certain obligations to society, including truth, accuracy, objectivity, balance and diversity of views. Finally, it covers the Marxist theory of media tied to communist ideology, emphasizing the role of media as a collective agitator and propagandist under government control with no private ownership.
Blog Forum Gdańsk 2012 | Bloggers ultimate guide to impact the futureBlog Forum Gdańsk
The document discusses how user-generated content is fueling growth on the web. Some key points made include:
- Over 2 billion people use the web daily and it has become the most powerful communication tool in history.
- User-generated content is driving much of the growth, with huge amounts of photos, videos, tweets, and blog posts being uploaded every minute.
- While the web enables free expression, it can also be used for censorship, and the document discusses Google's efforts to be transparent about government censorship requests.
If we want to communicate we must first get socialnelliesk
The document discusses how social media has empowered individuals and non-state actors to influence global affairs in new ways that challenge traditional state power structures. It provides examples of how social media has enabled individuals and groups to mobilize and exert influence through online platforms, and how states and international organizations must now engage with social media to connect with public opinion. The final lines call for international organizations to open up more to social media and public input to remain relevant in a increasingly digital world.
My presentation at the New History Lab [http://www.newhistorylab.org/] on The Resilient Historian. This will also form the backbone of a workshop at the History HEA Subject Centre Conference.
El documento describe los criterios de evaluación para el cuidado de niños en diferentes etapas, incluyendo cambiar pañales, alimentarlos, asistirlos durante el sueño y enseñarles habilidades de higiene personal para lactantes, maternales y preescolares.
Chapter 12 of a university course in media history by Prof. Bill Kovarik, based on the book Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2nd ed., 2015).
The document discusses the media and globalization. It defines different types of media such as print media (newspapers, magazines) and electronic media (radio, television, films). It then defines globalization as the integration of economies, societies and cultures through communication, transportation and trade. The media plays a key role in globalization by spreading ideas across borders, though this can lead to both homogenization and diversification of cultures. A small number of large media companies dominate distribution of information worldwide. The media influences public opinion and can shape perceptions on important issues and events. Exposure to violence in media can also impact children's development.
Social media alters dissent under autocracies by changing how people connect and share information. It allows for many-to-many networks that complicate governments' efforts to isolate and suppress protests. While in the past governments could isolate small protests, social media enables mass coordination and rapid sharing that helps spread protests more widely. This is seen in the 2010-2011 Tunisian protests, where social media use grew alongside real-world demonstrations until the government fell. Social media creates new publics and ties that bridge social circles, undermining claims that weak ties don't aid protest success.
The document discusses various aspects of mass media and the internet. It defines mass media and its role in society. It then focuses on the internet, describing it as an international network that connects millions of computers worldwide. It provides examples of how the internet can be used, such as visiting social networks, downloading content, shopping, and more. It also outlines some of the dangers of using the internet, such as hackers, viruses, identity theft, and cyberbullying.
The document discusses various means of information that have developed over recent decades such as satellite communication, books, newspapers, radio, television, computers, and the internet. It notes that these means play an important role in education and connecting people worldwide by allowing events anywhere to be seen globally, but that they can also potentially harm national solidarity.
Social Justice & Public Scholarship in the Digital AgeJessie Daniels
The landscape of scholarship has changed dramatically with the rise of digital technologies, yet we train scholars as if it's 1983. We, must begin to reimagine scholarly communication for the public good in the digital era. If academe can find a way to be digitally engaged and more fluent in the digital lexicon of the 21st century in which we find ourselves,
then, there is hope I believe for scholars to be a force for social good -- that is, an engaged citizenry & a more democratic, equal and just society.
This document profiles Timo Lüge and his experience with communications solutions for non-profits. It describes his background in journalism and work with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, where he served as web manager, social media lead, and spokesperson. It outlines the services he provides as an independent communications expert for non-profits, including digital communications strategies, public information in disasters, social media strategies, and workshops/trainings.
The document discusses open sourcing democracy through projects like OpenPolitics and HaveSomeNew that aim to lower barriers to participation, use open review processes and version control, and allow anyone to contribute. It notes that digital democracy should not just replicate 18th century systems on smartphones but should be a collaborative, distributed and open political statement that helps humanity act as a collaborative global species.
Open Sourcing Education - FSOSS Version - Oct 2007Mark Surman
The document discusses the idea that we are on the cusp of a global revolution in teaching and learning through open sourcing education and sharing knowledge freely via the Internet. It promotes open education, open technology, and open content to create a world where everyone can access and share in the sum of human knowledge. The document encourages connecting, sharing, and celebrating this vision of open and accessible education for all.
Citizen journalism became prominent after crisis events like the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami where hundreds of regular people used personal devices to document and share visual coverage, providing a firsthand perspective. This set a precedent where citizen journalism grew significantly during disasters and conflicts when professional journalists had limited access. Examples include the 2010 Pakistan floods where citizen reporting platforms like Citizen's Eye provided grassroots coverage and became a source for mainstream media. While citizen journalism provides immediacy and independence, issues exist with verification and potential for propaganda without fact-checking.
Presentation delivered to cohort of volunteers from STITCH Movement, on 3rd May 2014 in Chilaw, Sri Lanka. The presentation looked at ways through which web, Internet and mobile based apps, services, platforms and tools can widen and deepen institutional and individual activism around social justice issues.
The presentation was delivered in Sinhala.
This document discusses objectivity in citizen journalism and the need for ethical standards. It notes that while citizen journalists play a key role in events like the Arab Spring, their work is not always objective or verified. There is debate around whether specific codes of ethics are needed or if common ethical guidelines would be more appropriate given varied cultural contexts. Ultimately, individual citizen journalists must make ethical judgments in their reporting, and the goal should be encouraging quality reporting to inform the world.
This document discusses objectivity in citizen journalism and the need for ethical standards. It notes that while citizen journalists without formal training have played a key role in events like the Arab Spring, there are questions around their objectivity and the reliability of information they provide. There is a debate around whether universal codes of ethics can or should be established for citizen journalism, given differences in cultures and contexts, though common codes may help guide ethical decision making. The goal should be encouraging quality reporting from citizen journalists.
The document discusses the potential for open education to revolutionize teaching and learning globally. It explores ideas around open technology, open learning, and open content helping to drive this change. However, it also questions whether we are truly on the cusp of a revolution and raises challenges such as perceptions of quality, teacher engagement, sustainability, and lack of policy support that would need to be addressed for open education to radically transform the education system worldwide.
The document discusses different theories of media globalization. It outlines the functionalist theory proposed by Harold Laswell and Charles Wright in the 1940s and 1960s, which describes five functions of mass media: surveillance, correlation, transmission, entertainment, and mobilization. It also discusses the social responsibility theory stemming from the Hutchins Commission report of 1947, which argued that media has certain obligations to society, including truth, accuracy, objectivity, balance and diversity of views. Finally, it covers the Marxist theory of media tied to communist ideology, emphasizing the role of media as a collective agitator and propagandist under government control with no private ownership.
Blog Forum Gdańsk 2012 | Bloggers ultimate guide to impact the futureBlog Forum Gdańsk
The document discusses how user-generated content is fueling growth on the web. Some key points made include:
- Over 2 billion people use the web daily and it has become the most powerful communication tool in history.
- User-generated content is driving much of the growth, with huge amounts of photos, videos, tweets, and blog posts being uploaded every minute.
- While the web enables free expression, it can also be used for censorship, and the document discusses Google's efforts to be transparent about government censorship requests.
If we want to communicate we must first get socialnelliesk
The document discusses how social media has empowered individuals and non-state actors to influence global affairs in new ways that challenge traditional state power structures. It provides examples of how social media has enabled individuals and groups to mobilize and exert influence through online platforms, and how states and international organizations must now engage with social media to connect with public opinion. The final lines call for international organizations to open up more to social media and public input to remain relevant in a increasingly digital world.
My presentation at the New History Lab [http://www.newhistorylab.org/] on The Resilient Historian. This will also form the backbone of a workshop at the History HEA Subject Centre Conference.
El documento describe los criterios de evaluación para el cuidado de niños en diferentes etapas, incluyendo cambiar pañales, alimentarlos, asistirlos durante el sueño y enseñarles habilidades de higiene personal para lactantes, maternales y preescolares.
Gerencia de proyecto stefany muchacho CI 23593319Stefany Muchacho
El documento habla sobre la gerencia de proyectos. Explica que la gerencia de proyectos incluye áreas de conocimiento como la integración, el alcance, el tiempo, el costo, la calidad, los recursos humanos, las comunicaciones y los riesgos de un proyecto. También describe las diferentes fases del ciclo de vida de un proyecto como la identificación, el diseño, la implementación y la evaluación. Además, menciona que el PMI es una organización que establece estándares y certificaciones para la gerencia de proyect
El documento describe las principales partes de un sistema computacional, incluyendo dispositivos de entrada (teclado, mouse, escáner), dispositivos de procesamiento (CPU, memoria), dispositivos de almacenamiento (disco duro, CD-ROM, memoria flash), y dispositivos de salida (monitor, impresora, bocina, módem). Explica brevemente la función de cada componente y cómo interactúan para procesar y transmitir información.
Chin Fu Loong provides his resume including personal details, employment history, skills, educational background, and references. He has worked in various roles such as event crew, waiter, and supervisor over the past 5 years while gaining skills in English, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Microsoft Office. He completed his diploma in finance and investment from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College and lists his previous employers and directors as references.
The candidate is seeking a position as an engineer or assistant manager based on their experience in previous internships and jobs related to their studies in electronic engineering. They have a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering and relevant work experience in electronic manufacturing, telecommunications, and safety engineering. Their most recent role is as an assistant technical manager where they assist clients with site surveys, project management, and negotiations.
The document outlines the schedule for a Demo Day event, including registration from 9-10am, an official welcome from 10-10:20am, three pitch sessions between 10:20-11:15am, 11:15-12pm, and 1:30-2:15pm, lunch from 12:30-1:30pm, a keynote speech from 2:15-2:45pm, another pitch session from 2:45-3:30pm, a coffee break from 3:30-4:15pm, a presentation on FI-IMPACT from 4:15-4:30pm, appetizers in the demo area from 4:30-5:15pm, and the
Tropical Smoothie Cafe faced a crisis when over 100 customers contracted hepatitis A after consuming smoothies containing contaminated strawberries imported from Egypt. While the cafe removed contaminated products and changed suppliers, it offered limited information to the public and no compensation to victims. As a result, victims sued the cafe and trust in the brand declined. Primary research with college students found that effective crisis communication can cultivate positive attitudes and purchase intent toward the cafe, so the report recommends the CEO make a new statement informing customers of changes to prevent future crises and being more transparent about food safety protocols through various channels.
Mobile Media As A Force For Change - presentation (extended + videos), Oct 20, 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Full transcript of this presentation: http://blog.trinetizen.com/wordpress/?p=823
Media Environments and the Dilemma of Collective Action in the Egyptian Revol...Alexander Hanna
The document discusses how new media like social media and regional satellite television helped activists in Egypt overcome the collective action dilemma during the 2011 revolution. It presents a chronology of the revolution and examines how people who got information from different media sources like state TV, Al-Jazeera, and social media varied in their likelihood to participate in protests. The researcher aims to analyze social media data, conduct interviews, and perform content analysis of television to understand how media environments influence collective action.
The document summarizes the role of social media in the 2010-2011 Tunisian Revolution that overthrew the authoritarian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. It describes how:
1) Widespread dissatisfaction and the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi sparked protests that spread nationwide despite a crackdown.
2) Activists used social media like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to organize protests, spread information and videos of government violence, and coordinate responses as the situation rapidly changed.
3) International attention amplified their message and helped turn the movement into a "viral phenomenon" that ultimately led to Ben Ali fleeing the country on January 14, 2011, ending 23 years of repress
While social media helped spread information and organize protests during the Arab Spring, it was ultimately offline human action that drove revolution. The paper discusses how Twitter emerged as a coordination tool for Tunisian and Egyptian protests in 2011, but traditional media and face-to-face communication remained more important for informing people. The Egyptian government attempted to limit social media's influence by shutting down internet access, but this had the effect of driving more people into the streets to protest. The conclusion is that technology alone does not cause revolution; it takes real human beings standing together through direct action to overthrow authoritarian regimes.
This document discusses how news consumption has changed from traditional print media to online and social media sources. It provides several theories on how news is now participatory and discusses the rise of citizen journalism. Examples are given of how individuals used social media to document and share information about events like 9/11 and the 2004 tsunami in ways that expanded the narrative beyond traditional media. The document concludes by proposing a case study of the 2011 London riots, where both social and traditional media played a role in coverage.
The document discusses how news consumption has changed in the online age. It notes that newspapers are becoming less viable as news is now instantly accessible online. Younger generations now get their news primarily online, allowing them to choose stories they are interested in. This has led to the rise of citizen journalism, where individuals can report and spread news quickly through social media. Examples like coverage of 9/11 and the Asian tsunami showed how amateur videos and posts provided valuable context. The document examines theories around participatory culture and how people collaborate online to discuss the news.
#SOSVenezuela, a hashtag for social changeAdriana Serna
A case study of the hashtag #SOSVenezuela and an exploration into the true impact social media has on political and social change throughout the world. Can a hashtag change the world?
The document discusses how new media like the internet and social media have enabled mass self-communication and the organization of political protests. It provides examples like Twitter being used to spread information about protests in Iran in 2009 when the government controlled traditional media. Similar uses of new media helped spark and coordinate the Arab Spring uprisings in 2010-2011 in countries like Tunisia and Egypt. The document also discusses how new media facilitated other protest movements like Occupy Wall Street and Los Indignados in spreading globally.
Social Media Role in politics ziad jaserZiad Jaser
This document analyzes the role of social media in politics. It discusses how social media has become an essential tool for political mobilization, campaigning, and propaganda. Social media helps activists organize protests, politicians campaign for office, and groups spread their messages. While not single-handedly causing political change, social media provides new opportunities for participation and has influenced many political events and outcomes in recent years.
Social Media and Politics_lecture @FHNW BusinessBéatrice Wertli
This document discusses the role of social media in politics and campaigns. It provides examples of how social media was used in the Arab Spring uprisings to organize protests and spread awareness. Social media allows for real-time communication and coordination of political movements. Examples from Germany show how social media discussions influenced the decision to phase out nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster. Creating an online petition and effective social media campaign strategy are discussed as ways for individuals and groups to get involved in political issues.
37 role of social media in political and regime change the college studyMary Smith
It is an educational blog and intended to serve as complete and self-contained work on essays, paragraph, speeches, articles, letters, stories, quotes.
https://www.thecollegestudy.net/
This document provides an overview of a training on peace and social media given by Shushan Harutyunyan. The training covers how social media has changed communication and given more power to individuals, practical social media tools, examples of social media empowering movements for peace like the Arab uprisings and Occupy Wall Street, and innovations promoting peace like Peace Dot and Conflict Kitchen. The training aims to show how social media can be used to spread messages of peace, citing as an example a Facebook post saying "We will never bomb your country. We love you" which was shared thousands of times between Iranians and Israelis.
This document discusses new media and its impact. It defines new media as related to the internet, technology, images and sound. New media has provided space for freedom of expression and opinion. It has also enabled information sharing in new ways. The document discusses how social media in particular has allowed for political participation and influence. New media can change social interactions and relationships at both individual and societal levels by allowing rapid information dissemination. Examples are provided of how new media has enabled political and social movements and activism. The conclusion discusses challenges of democratization through media and the need for governance and education around new media.
This document discusses the changing face of citizen action and digital activism over the past decade. It provides a timeline of major protests from 2002-2012 around issues like the Iraq war, immigration policy, corruption, and economic inequality. It then introduces several articles in the newsletter that examine how street art, social media, and new forms of digitally-enabled activism have empowered citizens and changed dynamics of protest. The editor argues that while technologies have enabled new tactics, the deeper reasons for discontent and goals of change deserve more examination to understand what has truly changed in citizen-state relations.
The Relationship Between Ethnicity and the Online Experiencerdsouzaa
This document discusses the differences in the online experiences of ethnic minorities. While the internet was initially seen as an equalizer, access to technology and its use has not been evenly distributed among all ethnic groups. There remains a digital divide where some ethnicities have greater access to information technology than others. Even as access has increased, distinctions remain in how different ethnic groups use technology. Certain social media platforms are more popular among some ethnicities. Online communities have also formed along ethnic lines, with African-American Twitter users creating "Black Twitter" to collectively express ideas and frustrations. Social media has enabled new forms of online activism known as "clicktivism" to raise awareness of social issues.
Networked journalism and the Arab Spring
1) Networked journalism refers to professionals and amateurs collaborating across traditional boundaries and platforms to report on events. It recognizes journalism as a process rather than just a product.
2) During the 2009 Iranian election protests, social media like Twitter played a key role in sharing information and organizing demonstrations when mainstream media faced censorship. However, social media also spread misinformation and exposed users to government monitoring.
3) The 2010-2011 Arab Spring uprisings saw social media and networked journalism help coordinate and spread information about protests in Tunisia and Egypt that ultimately led to the ousting of authoritarian leaders, despite some governments attempting to shut down internet access. While social media contributed to
The document discusses how news consumption has changed in the online age. It notes that younger generations now get their news primarily online, allowing instant access to multimedia content. This has implications for theories of participatory culture and citizen journalism. Social networks allow people to quickly share and discuss news. Examples like 9/11 and the Asian tsunami showed how citizen videos provided valuable context. The document advocates that citizen journalism gives voice to marginalized groups and improves transparency. However, some argue it can exploit unpaid labor. The document proposes studying social media use during the London riots as a case of both citizen and institutional journalism online.
This ppt first define the meaning of media and it's types then the role of social media that how it give voice ( channelize /viral the issues) of the voiceless people (mainly discussing the marginalized people).
Digital Natives with a Cause newsletter - Changing Face Of Citizen ActionNilofar Ansher
In this issue of the newsletter, we explore the mechanics of activism aided by media: web, social, digital, and traditional. What do we understand by a cause and how does it find resonance at the local and global platforms? Is the digital native a community player or a global citizen? How do digital natives connect, collaborate, mobilize and bring about their visions of change? The aim is to not establish or reinforce these dichotomies, if indeed they exist, but to understand the dimensions of the stage the digital natives operate on and if that stage is a synecdoche for global youth-led civic action. http://cis-india.org/digital-natives/citizen-activism-the-past-decade
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Academic publishers are publishing more titles now than in the early 2000s, though there may be a slight decline in opportunities for new authors. While some new titles are reprints or ebooks, academic publishers have generally stayed focused on their niche subject markets rather than pursuing more popular topics. Overall, the data presented does not suggest that digital disruption has significantly changed academic publishers' strategies for the kinds of books and authors they invest in.
This document summarizes Jeffrey Alan Johnson's presentation on distributive justice in information privacy. It discusses how most privacy theories view privacy as a way to distribute information, making privacy a question of distributive justice. However, it notes the limitations of only viewing privacy through a distributive lens, as it ignores structural power imbalances. The document advocates for a structural view of information justice that takes into account how information is used to oppress or silence certain groups.
Presentation for the Digital Sociology Mini-Conference of the Eastern Sociological Society 2016 about MediaCamp, social media skills building workshops for academics conducted in 2014 by the Just Publics @ 365 project at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
This document discusses the project "The importance of being digital" which explores digital scholarship, methods, and cultures. It outlines the background and research lines of the project, which uses training events to gather empirical data. It then discusses different perspectives on digital scholarship and methods, including pragmatic, political, and epistemological views. It references debates around empirical social sciences and how digital data and devices are reshaping methods and assumptions. The document advocates cultivating "live methods" and notes that inventiveness emerges from the purposes methods are put to, not being intrinsic to methods themselves.
These are the slides of my presentation at the Digital Sociology Miniconference at ESS 2016. I am a PhD candidate in Sociology at Northeastern University, Boston.
The document analyzes the evolution of collective identities within the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter related to events in Ferguson, Missouri. It finds:
1) Leaders on Twitter, like DeRay McKesson, mirrored leaders identified in mainstream media.
2) Activity on Twitter was closely linked to offline protests.
3) The collective identity #BlackLivesMatter emerged and survived over time, focusing on themes like discrimination and police brutality.
4) The counter narrative #TCOT focused on validating police and criticizing #BLM as radical.
The growing mediatization of everyday life has led to the emergence of new forms of social movements and political contestation. While this trend can be examined meaningfully through the lenses of traditional political, journalistic, and activist cultures, there is something about the distinct combination of communicative action and affective labor that carries uniquely transformative implications (Castells 2015). Whereas popular, individualized articulations of affective empowerment, and personal politics have been criticized for their lack of bearing on material realities (Barnard 2016b), alternative forms of expression on social media appear to have much deeper resonance with political and activist cultures, and therefore much greater chances at contributing to social change. Nevertheless, collective identity and collective action, supported through active engagement with networked technologies, are requisite characteristics of new social movements.
Whether on the ground, on Twitter, or both, participants in the #Ferguson protests expressed feelings of outrage against major social institutions—namely the criminal justice system and the mainstream media. This paper will examine the role that citizen journo-activists play in the transformation of political and journalistic cultures. As a hybrid, journo-activist space, tweeting #Ferguson quickly emerged as an effective way for interested actors to network and spread their message. Similarly, many networked journalists—increasingly referred to as “j-tweeters” (Hedman 2015)—have taken to Twitter to collect and share information about the events in Ferguson. Using a combination of digital ethnography and content analysis of tweets from #Ferguson, this study examines journalistic and activist uses of Twitter as well as the correspondent implications for changes in field relations and practices. Given the growing convergence of these two fields, as well as their concurrent practices, this case study provides unique insights about the role of digital media in efforts aiming to share information and bolster social change.
This document discusses the evolution of online Mormon feminist communities from early blogs in 2004 to present-day private Facebook groups. It outlines the growth of key groups like Feminist Mormon Housewives and Ordain Women, noting their membership numbers. The document also examines how these online spaces have enabled overlapping communities that plan and organize around causes of gender equality and activism within the Mormon faith.
The document discusses how social media has provided new spaces for victims of sexual violence and opponents of rape culture to share their stories and demand change. It analyzes comments on CNN Facebook posts and YouTube videos about high-profile rape cases that criticized the media coverage for perpetuating rape myths and sympathizing with the rapists. While some news coverage has improved by avoiding victim blaming, other stories still subtly spread myths. Further research is needed on who is using social media to counter rape myths in order to better understand their impact.
Mormon feminist communication has evolved significantly online over the past few decades, starting with listservs in the 1990s and expanding to include blogs, Facebook groups, and podcasts. One of the first Mormon feminist podcasts was Daughters of Mormonism in 2011. Notable podcasts that followed included Feminist Mormon Housewives, Year of Polygamy, and The Color of Heaven. Podcaster Lindsay Hansen Park helped grow the Mormon Feminist Podcast Network starting with her popular Year of Polygamy podcast in 2015. Over time, some online Mormon feminist groups have become more exclusive on Facebook and in podcast audiences.
This document discusses how changes in higher education and knowledge production have led to increased incentives for academics to develop public profiles and online followings, referred to as "micro-celebrity". It notes that while going public can be liberating, it also shifts the risks of maintaining institutional status onto individuals. Furthermore, the risks and incentives differ for different types of scholars, and becoming more publicly visible can exacerbate existing inequalities, such as fewer protections against online harassment for minority scholars. The document calls for institutions to provide more support for academics navigating these changes.
In the spring of 2015, Nepal experienced two large earthquakes that killed nearly 9,000 people and left over 500,000 homeless. Disasters exacerbate existing social inequalities, as marginalized groups are less able to prepare for or cope with extreme events. The post-disaster period can be an opportunity for change, as power structures are weakened and humanitarian actors coordinate relief efforts. However, social media crisis data relies on crowdsourcing and may only further empower groups that are already digitally connected, as marginalized communities face barriers to accessing and contributing online crisis information. Efforts are needed to connect offline communities to the web and ensure marginalized voices are included in organizing relief responses.
This paper explores the tensions between urban and youth development in the information age so as to critically reflect on the rights of urban youth to reorient their socio-technological surroundings, and with it their own life course. Findings from two case studies of NYC youth are drawn on to consider both a ‘right to the city’ and ‘to research’ as deeply intertwined ontological and epistemological movements that reconfigure the production of space, knowledge and media in the smart city. As NYCs economy becomes oriented toward high-tech and creative industries, public investments are made to recruit and accommodate a highly educated, largely white, and supposedly more creative class of workers. Marginalized and poor youth are meanwhile segregated and largely sorted out of this ‘new’ economy. At a more intimate scale of development, apps like Uber shape public mobility, companies like News Corp equip public schools with educational media, and daily communication is largely facilitated by privately owned platforms and networks. The result is a geography of youth development that increasingly takes place in the proprietary cross-hairs of smart urbanism’s creative destruction. This paper unpacks two youth-based projects intended to shift this dynamic: one that developed an open-source social network and one that maintains a community-based WiFi network. Together, these projects help illustrate how broader calls for rights ‘to the city’ and ‘to research’ play out in the practical yet powerful ways youth are remaking the social, material, and digital configuration of the smart city.
Slides for my presentation at the Digital Sociology mini-conference at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 17, 2016 in Boston, MA
ESS Digital Sociology Conference presentation.
I provide an overview of methodological opportunities, challenges, and solutions to consider for sociologists who are thinking about delving into the world of online ethnography.
This document summarizes a presentation on micro-scale ecometrics and digital imaging of social interaction. It discusses using digital tools like video data and image processing code to analyze face-to-face interactions and social networks in schools. It also addresses challenges of analyzing complex sociotechnical systems and how spatial context and neighborhoods influence social phenomena. The presentation describes a project using iPhone cameras and image processing software to study peer engagement on college campuses.
This document discusses issues related to conducting qualitative online research involving human subjects and gaining IRB approval. It raises questions about how IRB policies address digital research methods and the relationship between regulatory definitions of research and ethnographic practices. Specifically, it explores tensions between viewing online content as either public data exempt from IRB versus social interactions that require consideration of privacy and potential harm. The document also questions whether U.S. IRB standards are more restrictive than other countries due to litigiousness and discusses challenges around classifying adolescent participants.
Today’s growth in technological capabilities, exponential increase in computing power available to both consumers and enterprises, and almost ubiquitous Internet connectivity among other digital advances is changing the way employees and enterprises work.
Organizations are benefiting from the increased digitization of the workplace through increased productivity, cost savings, a more mobile and agile workforce, and generally increased flexibility and adaptability in an ever increasingly complex marketplace. Enterprises are collaborating more globally, and with more diverse and global staff. Employees can now work all over the world, from the jungle to the arctic, as long as they have reliable Internet.
While this has been a boom for employers, it has also changed the power balance in the employer-employee relationship, often more towards the employee. The ability to work from anywhere and stay connected through smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices has enabled employees to stay connected and collaborate with peers and stay on top of digital trends more readily than the organizations they work for.
This new digital workplace also creates its own challenges, including security, developing a new kind of digital etiquette to expectations for employees, and the tendency for building expectation of always being “on,” causing burnout and often leading to retention problems. Integrating digital technologies into the workplace can not only wreak havoc on the productivity of workers, but it also creates its own distinct culture, impacting the previous work culture and the general work experience. These changes will challenge the workplace by forcing both executives and employees to adapt the way they interact with each other and the technologies that enable their work.
Companies must be proactive in creating new systems and policies, and re-interpreting their corporate culture around digital in the workplace, or they risk losing clients, productivity, and employees.
Social scientists recognize the ambiguous significance of both mass media and mediated spectacles to impact public perceptions and governmental (in)actions regarding a plethora of societal and political concerns. This recognized ambiguity runs the spectrum from what Guy Debord termed “the society of the spectacle” in 1967 (1995; 2002), whereby mediated spectacles encourage passivity and distraction, to more recent accounts that reimagine spectacles in media and in public spaces of having the potential to encourage activism and alter public debates (see Duncombe, 2007). The advent and expansion of social media encourages understanding the significance of mediated representation to potentially drive social and/or political change through their capacities to transmit meanings outside of established mass media, to influence mass media itself, to act as vehicles for innovative narratives and to possibly galvanize action through the dissemination of visual representations. To explore the potential for mediated spectacles to facilitate political change, this project considers two case studies involving the intersection of social media, newspaper accounts and television coverage/documentary film representation in order to determine whether such an alignment contributes to discernable agenda-setting. The cases of the controversy over SeaWorld’s use of Orca whales (and the negative representation of this practice depicted in the documentary Blackfish) and the recent case of the killing of Cecil the lion by Minnesota dentist and hunter Timothy Palmer (including protests directed at Palmer’s dental practice) were examined through the social media related to these cases is juxtaposed with newspaper accounts and content analyses of television and/or film related to these cases in order to identify the capacity of social media narrative to inform mass media depictions of these events and potentially infuse them with “moralization” (Rozin, 1997).
This presentation by Tim Capel, Director of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office Legal Service, was made during the discussion “The Intersection between Competition and Data Privacy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 13 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/ibcdp.
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This presentation by Professor Alex Robson, Deputy Chair of Australia’s Productivity Commission, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
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Why Psychological Safety Matters for Software Teams - ACE 2024 - Ben Linders.pdfBen Linders
Psychological safety in teams is important; team members must feel safe and able to communicate and collaborate effectively to deliver value. It’s also necessary to build long-lasting teams since things will happen and relationships will be strained.
But, how safe is a team? How can we determine if there are any factors that make the team unsafe or have an impact on the team’s culture?
In this mini-workshop, we’ll play games for psychological safety and team culture utilizing a deck of coaching cards, The Psychological Safety Cards. We will learn how to use gamification to gain a better understanding of what’s going on in teams. Individuals share what they have learned from working in teams, what has impacted the team’s safety and culture, and what has led to positive change.
Different game formats will be played in groups in parallel. Examples are an ice-breaker to get people talking about psychological safety, a constellation where people take positions about aspects of psychological safety in their team or organization, and collaborative card games where people work together to create an environment that fosters psychological safety.
Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity • a micro report by Rosie WellsRosie Wells
Insight: In a landscape where traditional narrative structures are giving way to fragmented and non-linear forms of storytelling, there lies immense potential for creativity and exploration.
'Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity' is a micro report from Rosie Wells.
Rosie Wells is an Arts & Cultural Strategist uniquely positioned at the intersection of grassroots and mainstream storytelling.
Their work is focused on developing meaningful and lasting connections that can drive social change.
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XP 2024 presentation: A New Look to Leadershipsamililja
Presentation slides from XP2024 conference, Bolzano IT. The slides describe a new view to leadership and combines it with anthro-complexity (aka cynefin).
This presentation by Juraj Čorba, Chair of OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO), was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
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This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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This presentation by Yong Lim, Professor of Economic Law at Seoul National University School of Law, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “The Intersection between Competition and Data Privacy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 13 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/ibcdp.
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This presentation by Nathaniel Lane, Associate Professor in Economics at Oxford University, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
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This presentation by Professor Giuseppe Colangelo, Jean Monnet Professor of European Innovation Policy, was made during the discussion “The Intersection between Competition and Data Privacy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 13 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/ibcdp.
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The Intersection between Competition and Data Privacy – COLANGELO – June 2024...
Wiest ess2016-new mediamobilization
1. NEW MEDIA MOBILIZATION
Theorizing social change in a digital age
Julie B. Wiest, Ph.D., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
jwiest@wcupa.edu | @jbwiest | juliebwiest.com
2. Introduction
• Much research focuses on increases in inequalities
because of new media technologies
• “Digital divide”
• “Spiral of silence” on social media
• Can new media technologies contribute to
reducing inequalities?
3. Literature: Cyberactivism
• Initiate consumer boycotts & public protests
• Organize & implement social movements
• Mobilize marginalized group members
(e.g., Della Porta & Mosca, 2005; Juris, 2008; Kahn & Kellner, 2005;
Langman, 2005; Lievrouw, 2011; O’Lear,1999; Wasserman, 2007)
Literature: Cyberactivism
4. • Internet & cell phone use increasing
• Cell phone ownership increasing
Literature: Resource access
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9. Data and Methods
1. Wiest, Julie B. and Nahed Eltantawy. 2015. “Mediatization
in the Arab World: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of New
Media Use.” Online Journal of Communication and Media
Technologies 5(2): 120-142.
2. Wiest, Julie B. and Nahed Eltantawy. 2012. “Social Media
Use among UAE College Students One Year after the Arab
Spring.” Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research 5(3):
209-226.
3. Eltantawy, Nahed and Julie B. Wiest. 2011. “Social Media
in the Egyptian Revolution: Reconsidering Resource
Mobilization Theory.” International Journal of
Communication 5:1207-1224.
10. Advantages of NMT
1. Unprecedented speed and interactivity
Safety tips
• protest at nighttime
•spray-paint armored vehicles
with black to cover windshield
• wash face with Coca-Cola to
reduce impact of tear gas
- ElBaradei Facebook page
11. 2. Promote sense of community/collective identity
April 6 Movement
ElBaradei for Presidency
We are all Khaled Said
January 25: the day of revolution over torture,
poverty, corruption & unemployment
Advantages of NMT
12. 3. Establish connection with other movements
If you can take pictures, take pictures.. if you can use
Twitter, send tweets.. if you can blog, blog from the
street. There are people demonstrating for our cause
in Tunisia and Jordan, and I just found out that there
are people demonstrating in Paris too. All of these
people have faith in us.
- Egyptian activist and blogger Nawara Negm
Advantages of NMT
13. 4. Publicize the cause to global community
URGENT: REQUEST to ALL EUROPE & US
tweeps on #Jan25 PLEASE ASK YOUR MEDIA TO
COVER #EGYPT NOW
- Twitter user @weddady
Tahrir is chaotic now. Fire everywhere. People are
gathered there and extreme noise that I can’t tell what
[it] is at the moment #Jan25
- Twitter user @DannyRamadan
Advantages of NMT
14. @mfatta7 Tear gas
@mfatta7 I’m suffocating
@mfatta7 We r trapped inside a building
@mfatta7 Armored vehicles outside
@mfatta7 Help we r suffocating
@mfatta7 I will be arrested
@mfatta7 Help !!!
@mfatta7 Arrested
@mfatta7 Ikve [I’ve] been beaten a lot
- Egyptian video journalist Mohamed Abdelfattah
Advantages of NMT
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Online activities
Social networking
sites
Info on health, dieting,
or fitness
Seeking news or
political info
Info on tough health
topic
Sharing original
creation
Using Twitter
Remixing online
content
Shopping
Working on own
journal or blog
Discussing taboo
topics
Visiting virtual world
16. • Need framework for understanding role of new
media technologies in activism
• Studies of movements in U.S. & world
Next Steps