This week, Andrew wrote a blog titled, “Worried About Our Younger Generations Not Reading the News?” and it drew my interest. During the course of our Comm 100C Summer Session classes, the professor brought up important news stories throughout the…
New Media and Revolutions
In tomorrow’s lecture we will be discussing Jill Lane’s article “Digital Zapatistas.” For some context, you may want to read up on the Zapatista Movement in southern Mexico. Lane does a great job of explaining the Electronic Disturbance Theater and…
Alternative, activist, and new media
For Tuesday we will be discussing New Media, Activist media, Alternative media, and combinations of the three. While you are reading Leah Lievrouw’s Alternative and Activist New Media, pay attention to how she describes new media, alt media and activist…