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Book SynopsisThere was never such a thing as true freedom of speech. In the past, in order to speak freely you had to have access to a printing press, a newspaper, a radio or a TV station. Until now. The age of blogging has begun. The internet revolution has given us all a chance to be irreverent, blasphemous and ungrammatical in public. We can reveal secrets, blow whistles, spill beans or just make stuff up. The old elites don't like it. In fact, they really hate it. Should we fall silent? Absolutely not! Let's demand that modern liberal society lives by the principles it claims to embrace. Bloggers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your gags.
Trade Review'Fun to read... It makes a strong case for the democratic power of blogging and the internet, a form of empowerment for the voiceless.'Ronald Eyerman, Professor of Sociology, Yale University and author of 'Myth, Meaning and Performance''Anyone eager to understand how cyberspace has changed our possibilities and how it often remains trapped in grim social contexts - would do well to read Erik Ringmar's A Blogger's Manifesto.'Norman Solomon, author of 'War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death'
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; ‘Watch It Buddy, I’m Blogging This’; FAQ; Free Speech and Censorship at the LSE; Bloggers @ Uni.Edu; Bloggers @ Work; A Republic of Bloggers; Secrets of the Heart; A Blogger’s Manifesto; Bibliography
