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In a Global Village, Where is the 'Public Square'?
January 13, 2006
David Liroff vice president, chief technology officer, WGBH

Speaking on the idea of mass media, the blogosphere, where they meet and their place within a global village, David Liroff launches the Public Media Roundtable Speakers Series at American University's Center for Social Media.

The Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes strategies to use media as creative tools for public knowledge and action. It focuses on social documentaries for civil society and democracy, and on the public media environment that supports them. The Center is part of the School of Communication at American University.

Media & Technology
Social networking | Web Media | Internet
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