Contents contributed and discussions participated by Mary Barzee - EPS 415 Media and Democracy

BBC News - Finland makes broadband a 'legal right' - 1 views

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"Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Finland has vowed to connect everyone to a 100Mbps connection by 2015."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Finland has vowed to connect everyone to a 100Mbps connection by 2015."</div>

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Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement - 0 views

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Working Paper June 2010

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Mary Barzee on 01 Jul 10

This one might be a good resource for II. Gaps in student achievement and technology use. The headline that lead me to it said, "Logged on, Dumbed Down: Duke researchers find that students in grades five through eight tend to post lower scores once computers and high-speed Internet arrive in their homes."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This one might be a good resource for II. Gaps in student achievement and technology use. The headline that lead me to it said, "Logged on, Dumbed Down: Duke researchers find that students in grades five through eight tend to post lower scores once computers and high-speed Internet arrive in their homes."</div>

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YouTube - China Censors YouTube over Tibet videos - 0 views

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IV - Example of social commentary video on Youtube

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Mary Barzee on 30 Jun 10

This is not a great video, but it is an example of someone who is commenting about censorship and media. He talks about the ugly side of travel that he attempts to show in his videos: litter in the Carribean, etc...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is not a great video, but it is an example of someone who is commenting about censorship and media. He talks about the ugly side of travel that he attempts to show in his videos: litter in the Carribean, etc...</div>

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Dominant in Japan, Softbank Now Aims at China - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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"China has been a notoriously difficult market to crack for overseas Web companies. Google, eBay and Yahoo, not to mention social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, have all struggled there, because of strong domestic competition as well as government blocking and censorship. But in its push into China, Softbank has avoided many of these headaches by focusing on e-commerce, local social networking sites and online games - sidestepping the difficulties of government censorship."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"China has been a notoriously difficult market to crack for overseas Web companies. Google, eBay and Yahoo, not to mention social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, have all struggled there, because of strong domestic competition as well as government blocking and censorship. But in its push into China, Softbank has avoided many of these headaches by focusing on e-commerce, local social networking sites and online games - sidestepping the difficulties of government censorship."</div>

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Mary Barzee on 30 Jun 10

This article makes me wonder whether Softbank can bring new media and social networking, broadband Internet, etc. to China and allow China to continue it's censorship practices... IV

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Xinhua Official Shares Details of China's News Cleanups - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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"workers quickly mopped up the blood, strapped him back in his seat and shut the door. Then, with the cameras rolling, the cabin door swung open again, revealing an unblemished moment of triumph for all the world to see. The content of Mr. Xia's speech, transcribed and posted online by someone who attended the May 15 lecture at Tianjin Foreign Studies University, has become something of a sensation in recent days, providing the Chinese a rare insight into how their news is stage-managed for mass consumption. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"workers quickly mopped up the blood, strapped him back in his seat and shut the door. Then, with the cameras rolling, the cabin door swung open again, revealing an unblemished moment of triumph for all the world to see. The content of Mr. Xia's speech, transcribed and posted online by someone who attended the May 15 lecture at Tianjin Foreign Studies University, has become something of a sensation in recent days, providing the Chinese a rare insight into how their news is stage-managed for mass consumption. "</div>

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Mary Barzee on 30 Jun 10

An example of how Chinese news is "managed" for mass consumption.

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Google to Stop Directing All China Users to Hong Kong Site - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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"Google plans to stop automatically sending users in mainland China to its uncensored Hong Kong site, in an effort to appease Beijing as it seeks to renew its license to operate in China. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Google plans to stop automatically sending users in mainland China to its uncensored Hong Kong site, in an effort to appease Beijing as it seeks to renew its license to operate in China. "</div>

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China riots: Twitter and YouTube frustrate 'censorship attempts' - Telegraph - 0 views

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Twitter and YouTube spread information about riots and political unrest. Can these media "get around" censorship?

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Google refuses Australian government request to censor YouTube - Telegraph - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...request-to-censor-YouTube.html

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"YouTube's own guidelines already block videos featuring sex, violence, bestiality and child pornography. But under the "refused classification" rules, videos featuring subjects as diverse as euthanasia, drug use and graffiti, would also be banned. Google said it would not voluntarily censor videos on these subjects because exposing the topics to public debate was vital for democracy."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"YouTube's own guidelines already block videos featuring sex, violence, bestiality and child pornography. But under the "refused classification" rules, videos featuring subjects as diverse as euthanasia, drug use and graffiti, would also be banned. Google said it would not voluntarily censor videos on these subjects because exposing the topics to public debate was vital for democracy."</div>

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Mary Barzee on 30 Jun 10

I'm surprised that a communications minister in Australia would request that Google voluntarility censor videos about drug use and euthanasia. Where would this type of censorship stop? Glad Google politely said "no" citing the importance of access to information for democracy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I'm surprised that a communications minister in Australia would request that Google voluntarility censor videos about drug use and euthanasia. Where would this type of censorship stop? Glad Google politely said "no" citing the importance of access to information for democracy.</div>

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Internet censorship alive and well in Turkey; YouTube, some Google sites blocked - CSMo... - 1 views

www.csmonitor.com/...Tube-some-Google-sites-blocked

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Wow! Just a few days ago an article on YouTube censorship in Turkey! How relevant to section IV of our project!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wow! Just a few days ago an article on YouTube censorship in Turkey! How relevant to section IV of our project!</div>

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YouTube - mwesch's Channel - Web 2.0 What is it? - 0 views

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Micheal Wesch is an educator/anthropologist who has created some pretty popular videos that explain Web 2.0 This would be an appropriate channel to link to in section II. Types and History of New Media

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Micheal Wesch is an educator/anthropologist who has created some pretty popular videos that explain Web 2.0 This would be an appropriate channel to link to in section II. Types and History of New Media </div>

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Open Source Software - Open Education - 0 views

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"The move towards Opensource materials has folks insisting that educational costs should drop considerably - is that so?" III. How is New Media Used today? - Open source software could help with access issues and the cost of software - it potentially allows many people to use software that they wouldn't normally be able to buy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The move towards Opensource materials has folks insisting that educational costs should drop considerably - is that so?" III. How is New Media Used today? - Open source software could help with access issues and the cost of software - it potentially allows many people to use software that they wouldn't normally be able to buy.</div>

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Governance & Anti-Corruption > WGI 1996-2009 Interactive > Home - 2 views

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Worldwide Governance Indicators. This is the Web site Gabriela suggested in class about democracy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Worldwide Governance Indicators. This is the Web site Gabriela suggested in class about democracy.</div>

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EduDemic - 0 views

edudemic.com

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Connecting Higher Ed & Social Media

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Education for Freedom Lesson 4 - 1 views

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Mary Barzee on 21 Jun 10

Freedom of Speech Lesson Plans for teaching The first Amendment

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Boston Review - Cass Sunstein: The Daily We: - 1 views

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Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy? This is actually one of the readings assigned to us for EPS 415

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Can Technology Save the Developing World? - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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"Under the plan, called the Bandwidth Initiative, institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda joined together to buy broadband Internet access, offered by satellite, at discounted rates."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Under the plan, called the Bandwidth Initiative, institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda joined together to buy broadband Internet access, offered by satellite, at discounted rates."</div>

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Mary Barzee on 16 Jun 10

This article touches on some of the problems that African countries are having getting needed high-speed Internet. Companies have a monopoly and grossly overcharge, resulting in prices that are many times that of U.S. or European high speed Internet. This sort of parallels the lack of democracy and highlights problems with corruption that cause many nations in Africa to get stuck behind in matters of development and innovation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article touches on some of the problems that African countries are having getting needed high-speed Internet. Companies have a monopoly and grossly overcharge, resulting in prices that are many times that of U.S. or European high speed Internet. This sort of parallels the lack of democracy and highlights problems with corruption that cause many nations in Africa to get stuck behind in matters of development and innovation.</div>

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Web's Creator Starts Foundation to Apply Networking Technology to Social Problems - Wir... - 0 views

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""We'll work to produce a technology that is good for humanity, which will be good for democracy, which will be good for science.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""We'll work to produce a technology that is good for humanity, which will be good for democracy, which will be good for science.""</div>

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Mary Barzee on 16 Jun 10

A group called the World Wide Web Foundation started to make sure the Internet is meeting society's needs.

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Exposure to Other Viewpoints Is Vital to Democracy - The Chronicle Review - The Chronic... - 1 views

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"Above all, it is important to see that, in well-functioning democracies, public forums of various stripes -- from streets and parks to daily newspapers -- expose people to a variety of (sometimes unexpected) ideas and topics. Unanticipated, chance encounters -- with people and ideas -- are fundamental to democracy. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Above all, it is important to see that, in well-functioning democracies, public forums of various stripes -- from streets and parks to daily newspapers -- expose people to a variety of (sometimes unexpected) ideas and topics. Unanticipated, chance encounters -- with people and ideas -- are fundamental to democracy. "</div>

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Mary Barzee on 16 Jun 10

This article talks about why "personalized news" may be a threat to a well-functioning democracy. It says that we need the unexpected view point.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about why "personalized news" may be a threat to a well-functioning democracy. It says that we need the unexpected view point.</div>

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Open Government | Center for Democracy & Technology - 1 views

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Keeping the Internet Open Innovative Free

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Mary Barzee on 16 Jun 10

Tracy found this link and shared it with us via the Google group. It's pretty neat!

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Guatemala's 'Twitter Revolution' | North Americ... - 1 views

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This article is about how Guatemalans used Twitter to share news about corruption within the government. A revolution started with Twitter...sort of

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article is about how Guatemalans used Twitter to share news about corruption within the government. A revolution started with Twitter...sort of</div>

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