Submitted by fgallez on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 17:23.
Now that the fall semester is in full swing, I thought I would write a little Intro about my proposed project for the Center for Future Civic Media [C4FCM] where I work as a Research Assistant, and the ideas and ideals behind it.
Since its central themes, as that of my Master's program in Comparative Media Studies, are free speech in all media formats, new and old, including cyber rights, and that my research focuses on preserving them by identifying censorship, control, surveillance and similar threats, I plan to explore ways of creating a free and secure space for the production, exchange and distribution of information, especially of a sensitive, controversial nature, an open space where unpopular opinions will have a place. Investigative journalism is a perfect area in which to explore this.
