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Arne Hintz: Generating Media Change: From Advocacy to Policy Hacking 23 October 2013, 02:00pm University of Westminster, Harrow Campus (tube station: Northwick Park) Room A7.03 Registration at latest until Oct 20, per email to [log in to unmask] Abstract: Trends like media ownership concentration, privacy invasions and internet surveillance have increasingly mobilised concerned citizens and civil society groups. Efforts to reform the media and communications environment have ranged from policy campaigns to the practical development of technological alternatives. Moving beyond classic advocacy, some groups have started to write new policy proposals and engage in citizen-based law-making. From Iceland to Germany to Argentina, they have developed and assembled new legal frameworks, and through ‘policy hackathons’ they have analysed and improved policy. Arne Hintz will discuss these forms of ‘policy hacking’ and will explore their implications for media activism, policy change, and democratic engagement. Bio: Arne Hintz is Lecturer at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK. He has previously worked at McGill University in Montreal and Central European University in Budapest. His research connects communication policy, media activism, citizen media, and technological change. He is Chair of the Community Communication Section, and Vice-Chair of the Global Media Policy Working Group, of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). He has a practical background as journalist, media activist, and communication rights advocate. His publications include the book ‘Civil Society Media and Global Governance’ (Lit, 2009) and the co-edited volume ‘Beyond WikiLeaks: Implications for the Future of Communications, Journalism, and Society’ (Palgrave 2013). -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------