The global impact of social media /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
c2012.
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| Series: | Current controversies
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Are social networks valid sources for news? Overview: social media make news a social experience / Kristen Purcell et al.
- Yes: social networks are valid sources for news. Facebook helps people share credible information / Randi Zuckerberg, as told to Rory O'Connor
- Social media can make traditional news organizations more relevant / Michael Skoler
- Twitter helps reporters connect with the news / Steve Buttry
- No: Social networks are not valid news sources. Social media cannot replace professional news organizations / Barb Palser
- Twitter is often inaccurate / Herman Manson
- Twitter connects only the young and hip / Edward Wasserman
- Chapter 2: What impact do social media have on politics? Chapter preface
- Facebook has a permanent role in politics / Vincent Harris
- The impact of social media on politics is fleeting / Julian E. Zelizer
- Complex political issues are trivialized by social media / Matt Bai
- Social networks enable quick collaboration around issues / Micah L. Sifry
- Social media can help citizens press for free and fair elections / Asch Harwood
- Social media can be used to spread hatred / Jelena Maksimovic
- Social media enable lawmakers to communicate with the public / Colleen J. Shogan
- Social media pose risks for politicians / Kiera Haley
- Chapter 3: Can social media facilitate political change? Chapter preface
- Yes: Social media can facilitate political change. Social media empower people / Simon Mainwaring
- The Tunisian revolt was the world's first Facebook revolution / Anshel Pfeffer
- No: Social media do not facilitate political change. Social media fail to incite true activism / Malcolm Gladwell
- The role of social media in Iran was exaggerated / Evgeny Morozov
- Social media did not cause the Egyptian revolution / Parvez Sharma
- Chapter 4: Should people have unrestricted access to social networks? Overview: Technology makes it harder for repressive governments to censor / William J. Dobson
- Yes: People should have unrestricted access to social networks. Internet freedom is an essential global freedom / Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Repressive governments should be pressured to have an open internet / Lucie Morillon and Jean-Franðcois Julliard
- Facebook should not censor radical posts / Greg Butterfield
- No: In some circumstances, access to social networks should be restricted. Censorship is appropriate in the context of different value systems / Derek Bambauer
- The US insistence on internet freedom does more harm than good / Clay Shirky
- Schools need to establish some limits to social media use / Kathryn S. Vander Broek, Steven M. Puiszis, and Evan D. Brown.