Mediated Communities: Civic Voices, Empowerment and Media Literacy in the Digital Era
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2015), xi, 216 pp.
Contains 3 tables, index
"Mediated Communities brings together a diverse, global cohort of academics and professional communicators to assess the current state of democratic mobilizing around the world and the ways in which protest movements are being transformed in the midst of a communication revolution. The volume’s contributors draw on a variety of international settings—from Greece to Lebanon, China to Argentina—to demonstrate the ways in which community organizing in the digital age relies increasingly on digital media to communicate, help participants find common ground, and fight for change. The contributors acknowledge the challenges that lie ahead for creating real and lasting democratic change but at the same time are able to draw attention to the potential that digital media hold for strengthening citizen voices around the globe." (Back cover)
PART ONE: THEORIZING MEDIATED COMMUNITIES
1 Conceptualizing Mediated Communities in an Era of Digital Connectivity / Moses Shumow, 1
2 Media Literacy and Mediated Communities: Emerging Perspectives for Digital Culture / Paul Mihailidis, 15
PART TWO: GLOBAL CASE STUDIES
3 Ticket to Die: The Tragedy at Once Station and the Civic Use of Social Media in Argentina / Christian Schwarz, 33
4 Civic Voices in the Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges in Kenya / Rosemary Nyaole-Kowuor, 55
5 Mediating Palestine / May Farah, Lebanon, 75
6 Reclaiming the Urban Landscape, Rebuilding the Civic Culture: Online Mobilization, Community Building, and Public Space in Athens, Greece / Roman Gerodimos, 93
7 China: Media Activism in Online Health Communication / Cornelia Bogen, 115
PART THREE: MEDIA LITERACY IN ACTIVATED COMMUNITIES
8 Uneasy Relationships: Journalists, Social Media, and the Implications for News / Stephen A. Jukes, 137
9 From Mediated to Mediator: How Youth Use Digital Media to Open the Public Sphere, Empower Activism and Reclaim Voice / Megan Fromm, 157
10 The Mexican Movement #Yosoy132 as an Example of Prodience’s Public Engagement / Manuel Guerrero and Monica Luengas, 171
11 Epilogue: Revolutions and Reality: Community Action in an Era of State Intrusion and Corporatization of Digital Networks / Moses Shumow, 193
1 Conceptualizing Mediated Communities in an Era of Digital Connectivity / Moses Shumow, 1
2 Media Literacy and Mediated Communities: Emerging Perspectives for Digital Culture / Paul Mihailidis, 15
PART TWO: GLOBAL CASE STUDIES
3 Ticket to Die: The Tragedy at Once Station and the Civic Use of Social Media in Argentina / Christian Schwarz, 33
4 Civic Voices in the Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges in Kenya / Rosemary Nyaole-Kowuor, 55
5 Mediating Palestine / May Farah, Lebanon, 75
6 Reclaiming the Urban Landscape, Rebuilding the Civic Culture: Online Mobilization, Community Building, and Public Space in Athens, Greece / Roman Gerodimos, 93
7 China: Media Activism in Online Health Communication / Cornelia Bogen, 115
PART THREE: MEDIA LITERACY IN ACTIVATED COMMUNITIES
8 Uneasy Relationships: Journalists, Social Media, and the Implications for News / Stephen A. Jukes, 137
9 From Mediated to Mediator: How Youth Use Digital Media to Open the Public Sphere, Empower Activism and Reclaim Voice / Megan Fromm, 157
10 The Mexican Movement #Yosoy132 as an Example of Prodience’s Public Engagement / Manuel Guerrero and Monica Luengas, 171
11 Epilogue: Revolutions and Reality: Community Action in an Era of State Intrusion and Corporatization of Digital Networks / Moses Shumow, 193
