Internet and New Media

Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That

Looking to find out how to register your vote? These social media apps can help. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch, and Maegan E. Ortiz

Why YouTube Is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video Why YouTube Is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video

The selective censorship of “Innocence of Muslims” in Libya and Egypt “reeks of paternalism.”

Sep 14, 2012 / Ari Melber

Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’ Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’

Twitter messages are bubbling up to the President.

Sep 10, 2012 / Ari Melber

Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest

Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest

The courageous Chinese dissident has always had an eye for the point where art and politics meet in performance.

Aug 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Allen

Why Did Ecuador Grant Asylum to Julian Assange? Why Did Ecuador Grant Asylum to Julian Assange?

Sweden’s refusal to provide assurance that it would not extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States was an important motivating factor.

Aug 16, 2012 / Kevin Gosztola

Three Reasons the Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive Car Insurance Three Reasons the Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive Car Insurance

An insurance giant battles the Internet.

Aug 16, 2012 / Ari Melber

The Fate of Julian Assange

The Fate of Julian Assange The Fate of Julian Assange

The Wikileaks founder has been in Ecuador’s London embassy for six weeks awaiting a decision on his request for asylum.

Aug 2, 2012 / Kevin Gosztola

WikiLeaks: The Latin America Files

WikiLeaks: The Latin America Files WikiLeaks: The Latin America Files

As Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange, here is a closer look at Cablegate in Latin America.

Jul 25, 2012 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

How WikiLeaks Revitalized Brazil’s Media

How WikiLeaks Revitalized Brazil’s Media How WikiLeaks Revitalized Brazil’s Media

Cablegate did not just reveal secrets, it inspired a new culture of investigative journalism.

Jul 25, 2012 / Feature / Natalia Viana

WikiLeaks Colombia: Gossip and Counterinsurgency WikiLeaks Colombia: Gossip and Counterinsurgency

From trivial matters to border tension with Hugo Chávez, Cablegate was a mixed bag of revelations for Colombians.

Jul 25, 2012 / Feature / Carlos Eduardo Huertas

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