INTRODUCTION
You may download articles onto your own disk or computer, and read them at your "leisure".
If you find an electronic article or item which might be worth including here, you may e-mail it to me, and I can put it onto the page.
MAKEUP CREDIT
If you need to make up points for a missed readings quiz, or because of
attendance problems, or some other legitimate reason, you may receive up
to 3 points of credit for a 3-5 page paper analyzing one of the attached
readings. In the paper you should summarize the main points the author is
making, discuss the supporting arguments or evidence, and include your
own conclusions--based on arguments or evidence, not just "I disagreed"
or "I don't think that's true".
See me first before undertaking this, to get my OK.
ARTICLES
1. McChesney Book Review
Review of book on fight between advertisers and public service
broadcasters before passage of Telecommunications Act of 1934.
2. Cellular Phreaks and Phone Dudes--Wired Magazine
Article about hackers who "clone" phones and other deeds.
3. The Inslaw Case--Wired Magazine
A case of high-level criminality in the Reagan Justice Department?
4. Virtual War--Wired Magazine
Bruce Sterling looks at the battlefield of the future through virtual
reality technology.
5. This is the Electronic Frontier Foundation
The organization describes itself and its goals.
6. Project McLuhan Projections for 1996
Did they come true? Could they still happen? Are they off-base?
7. Infobahn Roadkill--David Noble article
Will the Information Superhighway cause workers to lose their jobs?
8. World Trade Organization Protests in
Seattle
Eyewitness account, different from media coverage.
9. The AOL-Time Warner Merger
Argues it is not the triumph of New Media and the Internet.
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