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Internet activism, Sylvia Engdahl, book editor

Work
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Extent
184 pages
Contents
  • Is Internet activism an effective means of political action? Overview: There are many ways to support political causes on the Internet / Learn the Net ; The 2012 presidential candidates made extensive use of Internet tools / Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism ; Internet Activism via online petitions can bring about change / A. Lambert ; The Internet campaign urging capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony is a good thing / Sonya Nigam ; The Internet campaign urging capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony may do harm / Ethan Zuckerman ; Twitter does not cause revolution, people do / Harini Calamur
  • What are the benefits and problems of Internet activism? People who support good causes on the Internet are cyberheroes / Dana Klisanin ; Internet activism allows people to show they care about world problems / Jonathan Glennie ; Many people click on Internet causes merely to give a good impression of themselves / Monica Hesse ; Internet activism becomes hacktivism when it is combined with hacking / Jason Kong ; If Internet activism is forced to go underground, democratic communication may be lost / Alison Powell
  • Should US foreign policy foster Internet activism throughout the world? Promoting Internet freedom throughout the world is a goal of the US government / Hillary Rodham Clinton ; The US government will work with other nations to establish international Internet policies / The White House ; The US government should insist that major social websites protect privacy / Cory Doctorow ; Internet activism has little impact on promoting democracy in closed societies / Evgeny Morozov ; A trick of the light: the Internet has not brought us any closer to freedom / Bryan Appleyard
  • How has Internet activism been used in other nations? The role of Facebook in the 2011 Egyptian revolution may have been overestimated / Will Heaven ; Iran's "Twitter Revolution"--myth or reality? / Gaurav Mishra, interviewed by Katie Combs ; The government of Pakistan has cracked down on Internet activism / Sana Saleem, interviewed by Paul Jay ; The government of India has demanded removal or blocking of many websites / Simon Roughneen ; Internet activism increases in Russia / Alexander Kolyandr
Isbn
9780737768770
Instance
Label
Internet activism
Title
Internet activism
Statement of responsibility
Sylvia Engdahl, book editor
Contributor
Editor of compilation
Subject
Language
eng
Member of
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
302.23/1
Index
index present
LC call number
HM851
LC item number
.I56959 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Engdahl, Sylvia
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Current controversies
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  • Internet
  • Political participation
  • Internet
  • Information technology
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Internet activism, Sylvia Engdahl, book editor
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Is Internet activism an effective means of political action? Overview: There are many ways to support political causes on the Internet / Learn the Net ; The 2012 presidential candidates made extensive use of Internet tools / Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism ; Internet Activism via online petitions can bring about change / A. Lambert ; The Internet campaign urging capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony is a good thing / Sonya Nigam ; The Internet campaign urging capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony may do harm / Ethan Zuckerman ; Twitter does not cause revolution, people do / Harini Calamur -- What are the benefits and problems of Internet activism? People who support good causes on the Internet are cyberheroes / Dana Klisanin ; Internet activism allows people to show they care about world problems / Jonathan Glennie ; Many people click on Internet causes merely to give a good impression of themselves / Monica Hesse ; Internet activism becomes hacktivism when it is combined with hacking / Jason Kong ; If Internet activism is forced to go underground, democratic communication may be lost / Alison Powell -- Should US foreign policy foster Internet activism throughout the world? Promoting Internet freedom throughout the world is a goal of the US government / Hillary Rodham Clinton ; The US government will work with other nations to establish international Internet policies / The White House ; The US government should insist that major social websites protect privacy / Cory Doctorow ; Internet activism has little impact on promoting democracy in closed societies / Evgeny Morozov ; A trick of the light: the Internet has not brought us any closer to freedom / Bryan Appleyard -- How has Internet activism been used in other nations? The role of Facebook in the 2011 Egyptian revolution may have been overestimated / Will Heaven ; Iran's "Twitter Revolution"--myth or reality? / Gaurav Mishra, interviewed by Katie Combs ; The government of Pakistan has cracked down on Internet activism / Sana Saleem, interviewed by Paul Jay ; The government of India has demanded removal or blocking of many websites / Simon Roughneen ; Internet activism increases in Russia / Alexander Kolyandr
Control code
ocn828768619
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
184 pages
Isbn
9780737768770
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
2013004120
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o828768619
  • (OCoLC)828768619
Label
Internet activism, Sylvia Engdahl, book editor
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Is Internet activism an effective means of political action? Overview: There are many ways to support political causes on the Internet / Learn the Net ; The 2012 presidential candidates made extensive use of Internet tools / Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism ; Internet Activism via online petitions can bring about change / A. Lambert ; The Internet campaign urging capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony is a good thing / Sonya Nigam ; The Internet campaign urging capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony may do harm / Ethan Zuckerman ; Twitter does not cause revolution, people do / Harini Calamur -- What are the benefits and problems of Internet activism? People who support good causes on the Internet are cyberheroes / Dana Klisanin ; Internet activism allows people to show they care about world problems / Jonathan Glennie ; Many people click on Internet causes merely to give a good impression of themselves / Monica Hesse ; Internet activism becomes hacktivism when it is combined with hacking / Jason Kong ; If Internet activism is forced to go underground, democratic communication may be lost / Alison Powell -- Should US foreign policy foster Internet activism throughout the world? Promoting Internet freedom throughout the world is a goal of the US government / Hillary Rodham Clinton ; The US government will work with other nations to establish international Internet policies / The White House ; The US government should insist that major social websites protect privacy / Cory Doctorow ; Internet activism has little impact on promoting democracy in closed societies / Evgeny Morozov ; A trick of the light: the Internet has not brought us any closer to freedom / Bryan Appleyard -- How has Internet activism been used in other nations? The role of Facebook in the 2011 Egyptian revolution may have been overestimated / Will Heaven ; Iran's "Twitter Revolution"--myth or reality? / Gaurav Mishra, interviewed by Katie Combs ; The government of Pakistan has cracked down on Internet activism / Sana Saleem, interviewed by Paul Jay ; The government of India has demanded removal or blocking of many websites / Simon Roughneen ; Internet activism increases in Russia / Alexander Kolyandr
Control code
ocn828768619
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
184 pages
Isbn
9780737768770
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
2013004120
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o828768619
  • (OCoLC)828768619

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