Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political Movements

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 and Jonathan Zittrain.

By Ruth Seymour • Jun 23, 2009 • 1 min read

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.

Ruth Seymour
former General Manager
Anil Dewan
Former Director of New Media
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Publicity Director

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Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political Movements

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 and Jonathan Zittrain.

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Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political Movements

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 and Jonathan Zittrain.

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