| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
200 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What potential does alternative media have to influence society? -- Google's safe browsing list is censoring alternative media / Christof Lehmann -- WikiLeaks may have influenced the presidential election / Mary Louise Kelly -- "Principled Leaking" might rightly lead to extended censorship and data surveillance / Päivikki Karhula -- Hacktivists are hacking for a cause / Jenni Bergal -- How does alternative media enable extremist civil conflict? -- The language of moral panic: "Radicalization" vs. "Extremism" / Ben Debney -- Alternative narratives can counter extremist messaging / Ed Husain -- The media has been complicit in the rise of ISIS and other extremist groups / Bouthania Shaaban -- When it comes to news, what sells matters / Reuters Instititue for the Study of Journalism -- How does technology help alternative media? -- Restrictions on media undermine democracy / Barbara Unmüßig -- Human rights are at stake on the Internet / Hamza Ben Mehrez -- Cyberterrorism is on the rise / Fawzia Cassim -- Satellite broadcasts can circumvent national controls around the world / Naomi Sakr -- Censoring information on the Internet has harmful effects on a society / Haiping Zheng -- Is it advantageous to utilize alternative media? -- New media is broadening its scope / Denise Robbins -- Free speech is at risk / Jim Sleeper -- The tendency to self-censure limits digital media / SARTRE -- Alternative media has taken over "Fake News" / Maggie Hennefeld -- Satire has risen up to become a legitimate news source / Sophia A. McClennen. |
| Summary |
The influence of what is known as The Fifth Estate, which is viewpoints and journalism generated outside of the mainstream press, has risen thanks to the emergence of blogs and social media. How effective are these alternate sources in raising public consciousness, changing government policy, and stirring grassroots movements? Are they held to the same standards as mainstream journalism? In this age of fake news, WikiLeaks, and the president's so-called war on the press, readers will find the varied and provocative viewpoints that are explained in this book incredibly relevant and enlightening. |
| Subject |
Alternative mass media.
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Alternative mass media. (OCoLC)fst00806152
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| Added Author |
Roberts, Kathryn, 1990- editor.
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| Added Title |
5th estate |
| ISBN |
9781534501836 (paperback) |
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1534501835 (paperback) |
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9781534501775 |
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1534501770 |
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