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New media technologies give average citizens access to vast amounts of information and broad networks of people. People can use these tools to pursue social and political agendas of their own making. This edition of eJournal USA shows how this new empowerment is influencing nations in various parts of the world.

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Volume 12, Number 12

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New Media Changes

New Technology, New Voices
Citizens of the online world use high-technology tools to influence social and political change.
From Citizen Journalism to User-Generated Content
Establishment media organizations recognize the benefits that user-generated content can bring their publications, but they carry the material with caution.
Every Citizen as a Reporter
OhmyNews.com is a pioneer in citizen journalism with more than 60,000 reporters worldwide.
The Dilemma of the Information Industry
Yahoo! agrees to pay a settlement in a lawsuit claiming that the company bore some responsibility for the incarceration of a Chinese journalist.
New Media Versus Old Media
New media aren't following the same ethics and standards that guide traditional media, and industry observers are still weighing the social impact.
Going Local — Really Local
Hyperlocal Web sites serve local needs, filling a void in news coverage.

Goverments, Politics, and the Media

Governments, Companies Impede Free Internet Expression
A human rights organization questions the relationships between repressive governments and technology companies establishing themselves in new markets.
Journalism Rises and Stumbles in the Republic of Georgia
The Rose Revolution brought government and economic reforms to this former satellite nation of the Soviet Union, but the media still work under restraints.
The New Media and U.S. Politics
Sophisticated users of information technologies are bringing new scrutiny and influence to U.S. elections.
The Global Internet Freedom Task Force
The U.S. State Department works to boost access to the Internet as an instrument of empowerment.

Coming Up

Global Forum: Using Technology to End Violence

An "Ask America" web chat.

Join us December 4, 2008, at 13:00 GMT to talk about how to use social and mobile technologies to promote freedom and justice, and oppose violence, extremism, and oppression. Editor Alexandra Abboud manages coverage of U.S. culture and values for America.gov, and will be joining us from the Alliance of Youth Movements Summit with her observations and thoughts.

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