The Global Impact of Social Media

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Chapter 1: Are Social Networks Valid Sources for News? Overview: Social Media Make News a Social Experience / Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Amy Mitchell, Tom Rosenstiel, and Kenny Olmstead -- Yes: Social Networks Are Valid Sources for News. Facebook Helps People Share Credible Information / Randi Zuckerberg, as told to Rory O'Connor -- Social Media Can Make Traditional News Organizations More Relevant / Michael Skoler -- Twitter Helps Reporters Connect with the News / Steve Buttry -- No: Social Networks Are Not Valid News Sources. Social Media Cannot Replace Professional News Organizations / Barb Palser -- Twitter Is Often Inaccurate / Herman Manson -- Twitter Connects Only the Young and Hip / Edward Wasserman -- Chapter 2: What Impact Do Social Media Have on Politics? Chapter Preface -- Facebook Has a Permanent Role in Politics / Vincent Harris -- The Impact of Social Media on Politics Is Fleeting / Julian E. Zelizer -- Complex Political Issues Are Trivialized by Social Media / Matt Bai -- Social Networks Enable Quick Collaboration Around Issues / Micah L. Sifry -- Social Media Can Help Citizens Press for Free and Fair Elections / Asch Harwood -- Social Media Can Be Used to Spread Hatred / Jelena Maksimovic -- Social Media Enable Lawmakers to Communicate with the Public / Colleen J. Shogan -- Social Media Pose Risks for Politicians / Kiera Haley -- Chapter 3: Can Social Media Facilitate Political Change? Chapter Preface -- Yes: Social Media Can Facilitate Political Change. Social Media Empower People / Simon Mainwaring --The Tunisian Revolt Was the World's First Facebook Revolution / Anshel Pfeffer -- No: Social Media Do Not Facilitate Political Change. Social Media Fail to Incite True Activism / Malcolm Gladwell -- The Role of Social Media in Iran Was Exaggerated / Evgeny Morozov -- Social Media Did Not Cause the Egyptian Revolution / Parvez Sharma -- Chapter 4: Should People Have Unrestricted Access to Social Networks? Overview: Technology Makes It Harder for Repressive Governments to Censor / William J. Dobson -- Yes: People Should Have Unrestricted Access to Social Networks. Internet Freedom Is an Essential Global Freedom / Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Repressive Governments Should Be Pressured to Have an Open Internet / Lucie Morillon and Jean-François Julliard -- Facebook Should Not Censor Radical Posts / Greg Butterfield -- No: In Some Circumstances, Access to Social Networks Should Be Restricted. Censorship Is Appropriate in the Context of Different Value Systems / Derek Bambauer -- The US Insistence on Internet Freedom Does More Harm than Good / Clay Shirky -- Schools Need to Establish Some Limits to Social Media Use / Kathryn S. Vander Broek, Steven M. Puiszis, and Evan D. Brown -- Organizations to Contact.

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