WIDER CONTEXTS AND MEDIA DEBATES: INTERNET FREEDOMS AND STATE CONTROLS

Today i thought we'd follow up on the session where we were looking at the case of the Raqqa group and citizen journalism.  It also links us to Edward Snowden and Wikki-leaks and, prosaically [beyond what pught to be out humanitarian concerns] it links really well into Section a of the AQA paper on wider contexts and media debates and would be a good focus for a Section B case study on blogging and internet democracy.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL RAIF BADAWI

BBC NEWS JANUARY 2015 RAIF BADAWI

BBC NEWS JUNE 2015 RAIF BADAWI

RAQQA CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Here's where we might start to look at wider issues - the wider context/media debates of Section a as much as case-study for Section B

This programme is a good introduction to Edward Snowden - link may disappear soon so watch as soon as you can

BBC PROGRAMME ON SNOWDEN - SPIES AND THE LAW

In case the link fails here is one to the BBC news contextualisation of the story

EDWARD SNOWDEN BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT