The Sidebar: Race Relations and the Evolution of Media
Tom Glaisyer and Reniqua Allen discuss the difficulty of talking about race in America and the evolution of media. Pamela Chan Hosts.
View ArticleFinding journalism's Future
April 11, 2012Victor PickardApril 11, 2012This newspaper's parent company sold last week for $55 million, a staggering $460 million less than what it fetched in 2006. The plight of the company, which...
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Rewriting the Online Narrative of Detroit's Future
“we show love in our communities to stop violence by coming together, throwing away ignorance, lifting up one another, gardening...” -- @D_FY tweet Working with funds from the Broadband Technology...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Internet Policy & National Security Rhetoric
The short fallings of US internet policy and national security rhetoric in a world where information and technological developments are more easily collected and shared around the world are topics for...
View ArticleGovernment and the Net Serve Us, Not Vice Versa
May 16, 2012Rebecca MacKinnonMay 16, 2012A global struggle for control of the internet is under way. At stake is nothing less than civil liberties, privacy and democracy itself. Electronic censorship...
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News Roundup, June 1: Freedom of Expression, Spectrum Policy, Privacy Online
Freedom of Expression: Penalties for Controversial ContentIn an effort to curb anti-government speech, China’s top microblogging site, Sina Weibo, implemented a points-based system that penalizes users...
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Call for Paper Proposals
Call for Paper ProposalsIs it working? Evaluating and assessing broadband policyA by-invitation experts’ workshopNew America Foundation September 19-21, 2012With broadband becoming the central means...
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News Roundup, June 22nd: Crackdowns in Iran, ISPs Discuss Data Retention, FCC...
Welcome to our weekly series, highlighting the most newsworthy events under the Open Technology Initiative’s three key areas: Freedom of Expression, Telecom Policy, and Privacy and Security. Contact us...
View ArticleCall for Paper Proposals *(extended to July 25, 2012)*
Is it working? Evaluating and assessing broadband policyA by-invitation experts’ workshopNew America FoundationSeptember 19-21, 2012 With broadband becoming the central means for providing information...
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Digital Freedom of Expression in Uzbekistan
An example of social control and censorship in the 21st Century July 18, 2012 Sarah Kendzior, PhD Uzbeks protest violence in Andijon outside of the embassy in Brussels. Photo licensed CC by Radio Free...
View ArticleIDL Launch Party Invite
Remember how the Internet community stopped SOPA? Come on out to Irish Whiskey this Thursday at 8pm for the official launch of the Internet Defense League (IDL), a network of people and organizations...
View ArticleCould Dora the Explorer upload a public file? We think the answer is yes
Authors: Kristian Davis Bailey and Jason SmithOn Tuesday, July 17 we attended the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) demonstration of their new online interface for the uploading of television...
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Call for Paper ProposalsThe Role of Advocacy in Media and Telecom PolicyA by-invitation experts’ workshopNew America FoundationSept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2013What is the role of advocacy in the formation of...
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Dialing Down Risks: Mobile Privacy and Information Security in Global...
August 22, 2013Hibah Hussain Mobile phones being used to deliver aid messages after the earthquake in Haiti. Photo courtesy of DFID- The UK Department for International Development. Over the past...
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A Network Model of Broadband Adoption: Using Twitter to Document Detroit Future
Preliminary Analysis by the Open Technology Institute May 1, 2014Joshua BreitbartGreta ByrumGeorgia BullenKayshin ChanURL:...
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So You Think You Want to Run a Hackathon? Think Again. (A Case Study on...
This article is an excerpt from a longer piece originally posted on Medium. Click here for the full story. “Hackathons.” That’s one of the most popular answers to a question you haven’t asked yet: How...
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On Accountability and Audience: Why We Didn't Have a Funk Parade Hackathon
Crafting high-quality civic technology — projects and tools designed with social impact in mind — requires thought, creativity, and intentionality — the strength to ask:“Will this project actually have...
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4 Tips for Organizing Unstructured Events Without Going Insane
Crafting high-quality civic technology — projects and tools designed withsocial impact in mind — requires thought, creativity, and intentionality — the strength to ask:“Will this project actually have...
View ArticleBuild With, Not For: A #CivicTech Manifesto
Crafting high-quality civic technology — projects and tools designed withsocial impact in mind — requires thought, creativity, and intentionality — the strength to ask:“Will this project actually have...
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Busting the Buzzword: Social Impact and Civic Innovation
Would you consider adding to the transit infrastructure of your city a civic innovation? Pictured: Capital Bikeshare bikes in Washingtonn, DC. Photo by mariordo59.Let’s be honest: “innovation” is a...
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