Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt Digital Dissidence and
This compelling book explores how Egyptian bloggers used citizen journalism and cyberactivism to chip away at the state’s monopoly on information and recalibrate the power dynamics between an authoritarian regime and its citizens. When the Arab uprisings
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COURTNEY C. RADSCH
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Information Technology and Global Governance Series Editor Derrick Cogburn American University Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Information Technology and Global Governance focuses on the complex interrelationships between the social, political, and economic processes of global governance that occur at national, regional, and international levels. These processes are influenced by the rapid and ongoing developments in information and communication technologies. At the same time, they affect numerous areas, create new opportunities and mechanisms for participation in global governance processes, and influence how governance is studied. Books in this series examine these relationships and influences.
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Courtney C. Radsch
Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt Digital Dissidence and Political Change
Courtney C. Radsch Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Information Technology and Global Governance ISBN 978-1-137-49789-5 ISBN 978-1-137-48069-9 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-48069-9
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PREFACE
When I began studying the impact of new media in Egypt in 2006, the Internet was new and social networking usually took place at a bar. But after spending just one day on the ground, I became fascinated by the centrality of media in youth activism and the emerging Egyptian blogosphere. I had just left the New York Times and was struck by the power of bloggers in the mainstream US media and rapid changes underway in the media ecosystem, and I wanted to know more about what changes were taking place
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