Social media activism

Post on 14-Feb-2017

84 views 0 download

transcript

Archana CDJMCUniversity of Calicut

Social media activism utilizes media and communication technologies for social and political movements

Methods of activism include publishing news on websitescreating video and audio investigations

spreading information about protestsorganizing campaigns relating to media and

communications policies

Y SCL MEDIA? interactive features widespread adoption quick dissemination of information

which rally supporters Platforms like Facebook and Twitter

can reach a much larger audience than traditional media

Although often only a small percentage of people who express interest in a cause online are willing to commit to offline action

Strengthens offline organizational contacts

Social Media has become a

primary organizing tool for

political and social

movements globally.

ELECTIONS

ARAB SPRING

OCC

UPY

WAL

LSTR

EET

Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purpose

Found in 2006

About

•WikiLeaks is a multi-national media organization and associated library.

•WikiLeaks specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption

• It has so far published more than 10 million documents and associated analyses.

WiKiLeaks.com

anonofficial.com

Thank you