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Saudi Women and Social Change

This article describes the changes undergoing in the Saudi society. It is a narrative piece that attempts at presenting the truth through the telling of a personal story. It is…

Blogs, Tweets, Social Media, and the News Business

‘Merely because a technology is popular with some users and journalists does not mean that its use will be beneficial to the news enterprise as a whole.’

Ours, Theirs and the Bloggers’ Zones: Compatible, Yet Different

Over the years, creating community on the Telegraph’s Web site has come to mean a lot more than someone leaving a comment at the bottom of an article.

Engaging Youth in Social Media: Is Facebook the New Media Frontier?

A research project creates experimental applications for Facebook to learn whether the news habit can be fostered online and lead to civic engagement.

Internet Censorship: The Myth, Oft Told, and the Reality

Protests in Iran and China have spotlighted the use of social media, showing its power in finding ways to push information past barriers set up by government.

Confessing Errors in a Digital Age

‘With accuracy as the foundation of media credibility, setting the record straight is essential to restoring trust that is eroded by errors.’

Blogging: Taking a Look After a Decade of Growth

Scott Rosenberg’s book, “Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It’s Becoming, and Why It Matters,” looks at the history of blogging and offers his opinions on what, after 10 years…

Closing the Credibility Gap

Web users have developed a set of tools for deciding what to trust online, and now journalists can learn from them.

Why the News Media Became Irrelevant—And How Social Media Can Help

‘Only the savviest of journalists are using the networks for the real value they provide in today’s culture—as ways to establish relationships and listen to others.’

Media Users, Media Creators: Principles of Active Engagement

In transforming ‘ourselves from passive consumers of media into active users … we’ll have to instill throughout our society principles that add up to critical thinking and honorable behavior.’