“[U]nlike other media, the Internet was free of corporate gatekeepers and it enabled individuals or organizations with few resources to engage millions of people in conversation with a sufficiently compelling message or call to action.”
–A Center for Media Justice “The Digital Culture Shift”
This line from the report just stood out to me because it really reinforced what Boyd was talking about in his article. The internet is one of the first types of media that allows almost anyone to have their voice be heard by millions of people.
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