More or Less Equal
How Digital Platforms Can Help Advance Communication Rights
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-2-88931-009-8 (ISBN)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Genf
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Today's digital platforms offer the tantalizing possibility of learning and taking into account opinions from the margins that contradict the dominant voices in the public sphere. The concept of citizen journalism has radically altered traditional news and information flows, encouraging greater interaction and interdependence. What challenges does this development pose for societies worldwide? What ethical questions does it raise?
ISBN-13
978-2-88931-009-8 (9782889310098)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Philip Lee works for the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) at its global secretariat, and specializes in communication rights. He is editor of the international quarterly journal Media Development.
Dafne Sabanes Plou is a social communicator who works at the Rights for Women Program of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). She is a consultant for the project: "25 years of the Information Society in Latin America & the Caribbean.