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media & the netFrom Big Brother to Mr. Murdoch to Mr. Burns, the media saturate our lives. Here, we decode, explain and debate the media we rely upon for democracy - and entertainment.
TV and video have scrambled our eyes, brains, and reality itself. So who now to vote for?
Food, water, medicine and shelter save lives. But so does information
A draconian rights regime makes fans into pirates - and trouble for the computer-game industry
The Georgia-Russia war exposes some of the flaws in the idea of citizen journalism
How the unique musician-minister Gilberto Gil tried to make open culture a political reality
The future of news media is shared, interactive and democratic - from gatekeeping to facilitating
Tibet's unrest and Taiwan's vote provoke Chinese bloggers to action, report Ivy Wang and Bob Chen
The presidential election in Taiwan was discussed avidly by bloggers in mainland China. openDemocracy joins Bob Chen and GlobalVoices in presenting a selection of their views.
The new communications technologies are a toolkit for enriching and
deepening democracy
When both states and cyber-enthusiasts love the net, a new danger arises: techno-compulsion
The network-dependence of modern states and societies creates its own nemesis. Time to prepare for "iWar"....
Markets and technology are threatening the basis of independent journalism. Will technology put news back together again?
Reporting
of war needs to put civilian victims at the centre of the story
The 1988 poison attack on a Kurdish village should discomfort more than Saddam's henchmen (archive)
How to know? Who to believe? The new-media revolution subverts as well as expands the realm of understanding
openDemocracy is proof of the value and influence of serious global journalism on the web
Media reporting of complex issues needs to escape the curse of formula
The digital commons creates abundance, but at what cost to community?
A net-based record label is pioneering "open music" to the benefit of musicians and consumers alike Plus: Tom Chance takes on Lawrence Lessig
The political potential of the internet lies not in connecting people to politicians, still less in online voting; it lies in the possibility of bringing citizens together to help themselves, argues a veteran of online politics.
The Creative Commons movement needs to pursue a bold vision for the enlargement of cultural freedom
A new knowledge market is scaring elites, releasing creativity and reshaping the intellectual-property argument
Governments around the world are becoming more sophisticated in restricting their netizens' freedom, finds Becky Hogge.
The corporate pressure on the successful user-generator news aggregator Digg highlights the flaws in the legal architecture governing next-generation media outlets, says Becky Hogge. Read the rest of this post...
Felix Cohen introduces openDemocracy's new-look site, and invites your contributions on how to improve it. Read the rest of this post...
If politicians really want to reach voters via the internet, argues Becky Hogge, they need to exploit the best features of the new communications environment. Read the rest of this post...
Like language, the internet exists as a function of its users, who define and generate its structure. As the complex digital world evolves, however, some shared values are needed writes Becky Hogge. Read the rest of this post...
How can free people grapple with growing threats to their privacy and liberty? A computer-security guru's view of the surveillance dystopia worries Becky Hogge. Read the rest of this post...
After a surprising breakthrough in negotiations, the scene is set for a full debate on intellectual-property rights and human development. Becky Hogge is encouraged, but the fight isn’t over yet. Read the rest of this post...
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