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Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Are social networks valid sources for news? Overview: social media make news a social experience / Kristen Purcell et al.
• Yes: social networks are valid sources for news. Facebook helps people share credible information / Randi Zuckerberg, as told to Rory O'Connor
• Social media can make traditional news organizations more relevant / Michael Skoler
• Twitter helps reporters connect with the news / Steve Buttry
• No: social networks are not valid news sources. Social media cannot replace professional news organizations / Barb Palser
• Twitter is often inaccurate / Herman Manson
• Twitter connects only the young and hip / Edward Wasserman
• Chapter 2: What impact do social media have on politics? Chapter preface
• Facebook has a permanent role in politics / Vincent Harris
• The impact of social media on politics is fleeting / Julian E. Zelizer
• Complex political issues are trivialized by social media / Matt Bai
• Social networks enable quick collaboration around issues / Micah L. Sifry
• Social media can help citizens press for free and fair elections / Asch Harwood
• Social media can be used to spread hatred / Jelena Maksimovic
• Social media enable lawmakers to communicate with the public / Colleen J. Shogan
• Social media pose risks for politicians / Kiera Haley
• Chapter 3: Can social media facilitate political change? Chapter preface
• Yes: social media can facilitate political change. Social media empower people / Simon Mainwaring
• The Tunisian revolt was the world's first Facebook revolution / Anshel Pfeffer
• No: Social media do not facilitate political change. Social media fail to incite true activism / Malcolm Gladwell

• The role of social media in Iran was exaggerated / Evgeny Morozov
• Social media did not cause the Egyptian revolution / Parvez Sharma
• Chapter 4: Should people have unrestricted access to social networks? Overview: Technology makes it harder for repressive governments to censor / William J. Dobson
• Yes: people should have unrestricted access to social networks. Internet freedom is an essential global freedom / Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Repressive governments should be pressured to have an open internet / Lucie Morillon and Jean-François Julliard
• Facebook should not censor radical posts / Greg Butterfield
• No: In some circumstances, access to social networks should be restricted. Censorship is appropriate in the context of different value systems / Derek Bambauer
• The US insistence on internet freedom does more harm than good / Clay Shirky
• Schools need to establish some limits to social media use / Kathryn S. Vander Broek, Steven M. Puiszis, and Evan D. Brown.

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Contributors:

Bryfonski, Dedria

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Current controversies

Subjects:

Social media

Social media — Political aspects

Globalization — Social aspects

Globalization

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.

Physical Description:

196 pages ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

HM1206 .G563 2012

ISBNs:

9780737756203 (hardcover)
0737756209 (hardcover)
9780737756210 (pbk.)
0737756217 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2011026398

OCLC Numbers:

707965557