Politech: FC: First Monday article on "Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists?"

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:38:23 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Subject: Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists? The Changing Media Discourse on
 Hacking

Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists? The Changing Media Discourse on Hacking
by Sandor Vegh


Abstract

This paper scrutinizes the language of government reports and news
media sources to shed light on their role in forming a negative image
of politically motivated hacking in general, and online political
activism, in particular. It is argued that the mass media's portrayal
of hacking conveniently fits the elite's strategy to form a popular
consensus in a way that supports the elite's crusade under different
pretexts to eradicate hacking, an activity that may potentially
threaten the dominant order.


Contents

Introduction
Discourse on hacktivism
The media's role
Conclusion


http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_10/vegh/




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