At Compassion in Politics, Nathan Ketsdever contemplates new media's role in social protest:
It used to be that social protest was limited to a) a letter to a prominent government official b) civil disobedience in the civic square c) crossing district lines d) voting.New media, such as blogs and YouTube video, empowers and amplifies the ability of everyone to make their voice heard.
It's like a digital bullhorn .... but in technicolor and sometimes with a swanky soundtrack.New media is chipping away at the Iron Curtain-like barrier that the
Join the revolution. Be heard.
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