Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political Movements

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Sarah Spitz

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With media blocked, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have become the main conduits for news out of Iran. What's the impact of social media on political movements? Ruth Seymour and KCRW's director of new media Anil Dewan talk with new media big thinkers Philip Sieb, Evgeny Morosov, Jonathan Zittrain.

Guests:

Philip Seib: Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, USC
Evgeny Morozov: Fellow, Open Society Institute, @evgenymorozov
Jonathan Zittrain: Co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School

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