
A Blogger's Manifesto
Free Speech and Censorship in a Digital World
Erik Ringmar(Author)
Anthem Press
Published on 15. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84331-288-8 (ISBN)
Description
There was never such a thing as true freedom of speech. In the past, in order to speak freely you had to have access to a printing press, a newspaper, a radio or a TV station. Until now. The age of blogging has begun. The internet revolution has given us all a chance to be irreverent, blasphemous and ungrammatical in public. We can reveal secrets, blow whistles, spill beans or just make stuff up. The old elites don't like it. In fact, they really hate it. Should we fall silent? Absolutely not! Let's demand that modern liberal society lives by the principles it claims to embrace. Bloggers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your gags.
Reviews / Votes
'Fun to read... It makes a strong case for the democratic power of blogging and the internet, a form of empowerment for the voiceless.'Ronald Eyerman, Professor of Sociology, Yale University and author of 'Myth, Meaning and Performance''Anyone eager to understand how cyberspace has changed our possibilities and how it often remains trapped in grim social contexts - would do well to read Erik Ringmar's A Blogger's Manifesto.'Norman Solomon, author of 'War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death'More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
242 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84331-288-8 (9781843312888)
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E-Book
10/2007
Anthem Press
€11.49
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Person
Erik Ringmar is Professor at the National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Content
Acknowledgements; 'Watch It Buddy, I'm Blogging This'; FAQ; Free Speech and Censorship at the LSE; Bloggers @ Uni.Edu; Bloggers @ Work; A Republic of Bloggers; Secrets of the Heart; A Blogger's Manifesto; Bibliography