Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    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.

    • Share
    By Ruth Seymour • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The full episode

    1 of 1
    Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political Movements
    1. 0:00Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political MovementsYou’re reading this
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Ruth Seymour

      former General Manager

    • KCRW placeholder

      Anil Dewan

      Former Director of New Media

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sarah Spitz

      Publicity Director

    • KCRW placeholder

      Philip Seib

      Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, USC

    • KCRW placeholder

      Evgeny Morozov

      New Republic

    • KCRW placeholder

      Jonathan Zittrain

      Co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School

      Culture

    The full episode

    1 of 1
    Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political Movements
    1. 0:00Liberation Technology: Social Media and Political MovementsYou’re reading this