Brave New Words : Is Technology the Saviour of Free Speech?

by Jo Glanville

• ISBN13: 9781849207638
• ISBN10: 1849207631
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-14
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

Winner 2008 Amnesty International Consumer Magazine of the YearAbout This IssueThe internet has not only been a revolution for free speech - it's reinvented censorship. Cyber utopia has brought with it new forms of control - and it's not just authoritarian regimes that are limiting access to what we read and watch. Democracies are also curbing our right to information, whether in the name of child protection or copyright. Index on Censorship takes a close look at the new rules of the game, with contributions from bloggers, activists, journalists and experts around the world.About Index on CensorshipFrom 2010 SAGE is proud to be the publisher of Index on Censorship, the award-winning magazine devoted to protecting and promoting free expression. International in outlook, outspoken in comment, Index reports on free expression violations around the world, publishes banned writing and shines a light on vital free expression issues through original, accessible and intelligent commentary and analysis, publishing some of the world's finest writers.Published four times a year (March, June, September, December), Index is available via annual subscription or to purchase on an issue-by-issue basis.Forthcoming 2010 issues: Free Speech and Music; Radio and the Promotion of Free ExpressionFor subscription options click herewww.indexoncensorship.org : the place to turn for free up-to-the-minute free expression news and comment

Table of Contents

Editorial

Dispatches

Secret Histories: Turkey is being forced to confront its past

Television Premier: An interview with filmmaker Erik Gandini

Brave New Words

Google Rules: David Drummond discusses free speech and policy

Lords of Misrule: China's internet is a victim of the political system

The Art of Censorship: How China wields controls online

No Hiding Place: Governments must not be allowed to forget why privacy matters

Kremlin.com: The internet is democracy's front line

Cyber Wars: The battle for online space turns critical

New Gate to Freedom: Egyptian bloggers have transformed the landscape

Stripsearch

Beware Self-regulation: Short-sighted policies are threatening online freedom

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Blocking child abuse websites won't solve the problem

Red Lines: Online censorship in Italy reflects a dismal record

Tools of the Trade: How to beat the censors at their game

Power to the People: Iran will not succeed in crushing popular dissent

The Copyright Revolt: The internet has subverted the rules of the game

Ringing in Change: The Kenyan government has mobile phones in its sights

Against Tyranny

Freedom is Not a Luxury: The founding of Index on Censorship

Behud: A Writer Replies: Offence, censorship and the theatre

Behud: An exclusive extract from the new play

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