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Do independent and activist bloggers see themselves as journalists in the digital era?

By on October 26, 2012 in Blogging, Digital Activism, Journalism, Social Movements

From the IMC at the WTO to the PPL at the DNC Pundits claim that the Internet has changed everything about this election – from Big Bird/Binder/Bayonet memes to Big Brother Data on your voting habits. But what about how independent and activist bloggers see themselves as journalists in the digital era? One of the […]

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Kony 2012 – Agit Prop on Speed

By on March 22, 2012 in Digital Activism, Documentary Filmmaking, Social Movements

Have you seen Kony 2012? If so, you are among the 85 million people worldwide who have watched this agit prop video sensation on YouTube in the last few weeks.  What is agit prop? In documentary filmmaker parlance, it is agitation propaganda, or a video produced to effect social change. It is unlikely that any other piece of […]

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