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Rebecca MacKinnon

Rebecca MacKinnon is a research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet
and Society. She is a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief and is
co-founder of GlobalVoicesOnline, a
global citizens’ media community.

Internet and New MediaJune 15, 2006

The Self-Expression Sector

New forms of participatory media have changed public discourse, enabling people to publish, share and disseminate their own media creations. But will only the affluent be able to play?

Rebecca MacKinnon
Internet and New MediaMarch 9, 2006

Helping China’s Censors

The Global Online Freedom Act should be the beginning of a conversation about what needs to be done to prevent US Internet and technology firms from contradicting American values.

Rebecca MacKinnon
Internet and New MediaFebruary 24, 2006

America’s Online Censors

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are under fire from Congress for helping China censor and prosecute political dissidents. But a proposed law to guide technology companies doing business abroad raises troubling questions for Internet users everywhere.

Rebecca MacKinnon
Internet and New MediaMarch 17, 2005

Blogging, Journalism and Credibility

Journalists, bloggers, news executives, media scholars and librarians try to make sense of the new media environment.

Rebecca MacKinnon
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