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The Power of Hashtag Activism
Technology has changed the way police incidents are captured, viewed and shared. But how has social media been used to shape the national conversation that follows? For instance, Black Lives Matter is now a household phrase. How did that come to be?
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readTechnology has changed the way police incidents are captured, viewed and shared. But how has social media been used to shape the national conversation that follows? For instance, Black Lives Matter is now a household phrase. How did that come to be? In what ways have the activists behind the movement used online media to try to effect real-world change?
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The full episode
2 of 5The Rodney King Beating 25 Years Later; and the Real Life 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'- 0:32Police Brutality and Rodney King, 25 Years Later
- 10:32The Power of Hashtag ActivismYou’re reading this
- 19:48Web Roundup: Apple v. FBI
- 28:48The Real-Life Reporter Behind 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'
- 43:08The Craziest Ballot Proposals of 2016