Social activism is becoming an increasingly large part of modern culture. A variety of development efforts have sprung up in response, ranging from child-sposorship to livestock donation to building wells […]
Whether through “hashtag activism,” Facebook “likes” or viral video campaigns, it is undeniable that social networking technology is transforming the face of advocacy as everyone knows it. With the invasion […]
The Montreal Media Co-op belongs to The Media Co-op, a coast-to-coast network of co-operatives that provides people-centred, democratic media coverage of their communities and of Canada. The Media Co-op evolved […]
The Social Justice Committee (SJC) is a Montreal-based non-governmental organization that was founded in a church basement in 1975. It has since evolved into a secular organization, with its headquarters […]
We’re ecstatic to pass the baton to not one, but two talented editors-in-chief for the 2012-2013 school year. Congratulations to Jenna Topan and Olivia Zeydler! We also welcome the always excellent Lauren Redies […]
This timeline shows the history of the Internet in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and various acts of censorship imposed on it by the PRC government. Censorship has limited […]
Television, film and news media have all changed drastically due to the dawn of the Internet. But so has another industry: pornography. The rise of the World Wide Web has […]
The significance of social media and bloggers was arguably realized most influentially in the events surrounding the Arab Spring. Twitter was widely used to create awareness of social issues and contexts, […]
“All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto […]
