The Iranian government is jumping into the new media game by sponsoring a blogging competition, with awards for bloggers who create pro-government content. While the concept is cliche and transparently propagandist, it does illustrate the regime’s growing recognition of social media tools and their effect in public discourse. By throwing themselves into the arena, the Iranian [...]
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Less than two months ago I wrote an article for the YDN about how unique a GESO (Graduate Employees and Students Organization) protest was in my four years living in New Haven . It was unique – but only because it happened. I had never seen protesting on such a scale in the city, a fact [...] |
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