Digital Tech, New Media, and the Internet in Nonviolent Struggle
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The document discusses the role of digital technology and the internet in nonviolent movements, particularly in Egypt and Tunisia. It outlines how movements use digital tools for communication, mobilization, organization, and documentation to effect political and social change. The text emphasizes the transformative potential of new media in facilitating grassroots participation and sharing information independently from traditional media sources.
Digital Tech, New Media, and the Internet in Nonviolent Struggle
- 1. Digital Tech, New Media, and the Internet in Nonviolent Struggle Daryn Cambridge Director, Knowledge & Digital Strategies International Center on Nonviolent Conflict dcambridge@nonviolent-conflict.org
- 8. + Digital Tech and Internet
- 12. 1. Dig Tech + Liberation/Justice (cyber-optimists)
- 13. 2. Dig Tech + Repression/Injustice (cyber-pessimists)
- 14. 3. We Shall Overcome
- 15. Defining Terms
- 16. Digital Technology Any device of software that uses a digital code. Digital code being the conversion of media - video, audio, images, or text - into a binary code, which is a language made up of 1s and 0s that when sequenced in a particular way create a digital copy of the media content. This code is generated or unpacked by digital devices such as a computer, a mobile phone, television, camera, etc.
- 17. Internet The infrastructure that allows the transmission of information, content, and digital code to take place. It is a massive network of servers, computers, transmission lines, and wi-fi signals that allows our computers and other internet-enabled devices to communicate and share with one another.
- 18. New Media A broad term that encompasses the changing nature of how media and information is produced, consumed, and shared among people and communities. Thanks to digital technology, the new media landscape makes it much more affordable and accessible for ordinary people to produce their own content, distribute it widely and then consume it in a much more social and/or collaborative way (hence the term “social media).
- 19. Netizen/Digital Activist Individuals who use connected technologies, the internet and digital tools and leverage the new media landscape to affect political and social change.
- 20. How are nonviolent movements using digital technology and the internet?
- 21. 1. COMMUNICATING 2. MOBILIZING 3. ORGANIZING/COORDINATING 4. DOCUMENTING
- 22. COMMUNICATING
- 23. COMMUNICATING • Movements are using digital technology and the internet to communicate information their adversary may not want exposed, seen, or shared.
- 24. COMMUNICATING • Movements are using digital technology and the internet to communicate information their adversary may not want exposed, seen, or shared. • Movements are using digital technology and the internet to communicate their own stories, providing their own perspectives, and cover events at the grassroots level, as opposed to relying on commercial or government-run media to capture that essence of the struggle.
- 25. COMMUNICATING (case examples)
- 26. COMMUNICATING (case examples)
- 27. COMMUNICATING (case examples)
- 28. MOBILIZATION
- 29. MOBILIZATION • Calling people to action now that they are informed about an issue or injustice
- 30. MOBILIZATION • Calling people to action now that they are informed about an issue or injustice • Encouraging people to join the resistance and participate in the struggle
- 31. MOBILIZING (case examples)
- 32. MOBILIZING (case examples)
- 33. MOBILIZING (case examples)
- 35. ORGANIZING/COORDINATING • Connecting and informing people in ways that keep the campaigns, actions, and tactics in a movement running effectively.
- 36. ORGANIZING/COORDINATING • Connecting and informing people in ways that keep the campaigns, actions, and tactics in a movement running effectively. • Leveraging the right people for the right job in the right place at the right time.
- 37. ORGANIZING/COORDINATING (case examples)
- 38. ORGANIZING/COORDINATING (case examples)
- 39. DOCUMENTING
- 40. DOCUMENTING • Keep a record of what’s happened and happening so that history will more accurately remember the struggle.
- 41. DOCUMENTING • Keep a record of what’s happened and happening so that history will more accurately remember the struggle. • Turning “Big Brother” on his head. Who’s watching who now?
- 42. DOCUMENTING (case examples)
- 43. DOCUMENTING (case examples)
- 44. DOCUMENTING (case examples)
- 45. THE FUTURE IS HOPEFUL
- 46. THANK YOU!
Editor's Notes
- #17: Definition of TermsWith the word “digital,” I am referring to the conversion of media content, be it video, audio, visuals, or text, into binary code, which is a sequence of 1s and 0s that can be generated or unpacked by a digital device, be it a computer, mobile phone, television, camera, etc.So this entire webinar experience is possible thanks to digital technology. The images on my screen and the sound of my voice are being converted into a binary code, which is then sent to your computer, where it is then unpacked, re-creating the images and my voice. This near instant sharing of information is available no other way than via digital technology.
- #18: Definition of termsWith the phrase, “online world,” I am referring to the increased connection of peoples, institutions, and organizations through the internet and the various forms of new media and online social platforms that help facilitate these connections.So those are the concepts that’ll I will be touching referring to throughout the webinar.