Mediated Communities

Contents: Moses Shumow: Developing Global Perspectives Through Media Literacy and Civic Engagement - Moses Shumow: Conceptualizing Mediated Communities in an Era of Digital Connectivity - Paul Mihailidis: Media Literacy and Mediated Communities: Emerging Perspectives for Digital Culture - Christian Schwarz: Ticket to Die: The Tragedy at Once Station and the Civic Use of Social Media in Argentina - Rosemary Nyaole-Kowuor: Civic Voices in the Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges in Kenya - May Farah: Mediating Palestine - Roman Gerodimos: Reclaiming the Urban Landscape, Rebuilding the Civic Culture: Online Mobilization, Community Building, and Public Space in Athens, Greece - Cornelia Bogen: China: Media Activism in Online Health Communication - Stephen A. Jukes: Uneasy Relationships: Journalists, Social Media and the Implications for News - Megan Fromm: From Mediated to Mediator: How Youth Use Digital Media to Open the Public Sphere, Empower Activism and Reclaim Voice - Manuel Guerrero/Monica Luengas: The Mexican Movement #Yosoy132 as an Example of Prodience's Public Engagement - Moses Shumow: Conclusion to Mediated Communities: Revolutions and Reality: Community Action in an Era of State Intrusion and Corporatization of Digital Networks.

Moses Shumow (PhD, University of Miami) is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University. His work has been published in Media Culture and Society, Journalism and Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, among others.