Rebecca MacKinnon
Rebecca MacKinnon (born September 16, 1969 in Berkeley , California ) is an American blogger, internet activist and co-founder of Global Voices Online .
Life
MacKinnon is a graduate of Harvard University , where she earned a BA in Government in 1991, magna cum laude . After completing her studies, she traveled to Taiwan on a Fulbright Foundation scholarship , where she also worked for Newsweek .
She was CNN - journalist and director of the CNN bureau in Beijing and later in Tokyo . MacKinnon sits on the board of the Global Network Initiative , the Committee to Protect Journalists , and has been on the board of the Wikimedia Foundation since 2007 . MacKinnon is currently a Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow in the US think tank New America Foundation .
Book Consent of the Networked
In 2012 MacKinnon published her book Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom. In an interview about her book with The Atlantic magazine , MacKinnon said:
- "We cannot assume that the Internet will automatically develop in a direction that is compatible with democracy. It depends on 'how' the technology is structured, regulated and used. Governments and companies are actively working on the Internet The most treacherous situations arise when governments and companies pool their power over the same people, far from any control. That is why I am convinced: if we, the people, do not wake up and stand up for the protection of our rights and interests on the Internet, then we shouldn't be surprised if we wake up one day and these rights have been "programmed away", "regulated away" and sold out. "
Web links
- Mackinnon's websites
- RConversation (Rebecca MacKinnons blog)
- Rebecca MacKinnon curriculum vitae (As of Jan.2007)
- Consent of the Networked (website of the book)
- Organizations
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Global Network Initiative
- Global Voices Online
- New America Foundation (2010-)
- Berkman Center for Internet & Society (2004-2006)
Individual evidence
- ^ Board of Directors . Global Network Initiative. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ↑ Rebecca MacKinnon, Ahmed Rashid, and María Teresa Ronderos join CPJ board - Committee to Protect Journalists . Cpj.org. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ↑ From her own blog . Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ Rebecca J. Rosen: The Fight for a Fair and Free Internet , The Atlantic . February 14, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacKinnon, Rebecca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blogger, internet activist, and co-founder of Global Voices Online |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th September 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berkeley , California |