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new media and activism  

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  • Magazines, newspapers, and books routinely publish essays on how to harness a new media skill set: digital video production, mobile (cell phone) device production, blogging/vlogging, and online social networking. In this evolving mediascape, citizens are no longer passive consumers but agents in creating and distributing their own content. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media; New Media and Activism]

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