Information for Social Change (Sep 1995)
Information for Social Change Issue 2 Editorial
Abstract
ISC 2 looks at censorship and freedom of information which are both sides of the same coin. The keynote article is by Chris Atton on "The news that doesn't make the news: sources for alternative current affairs reporting". Chris mentions the Morning Star as a source of alternative information and there is a brief history of the People's Press Printing Society, publishers of the Morning Star, by Mary Rosser: "A Star that never sets." In his latest letter from South Africa Christopher Merrett considers "The struggle for information in South Africa" - From the USA there is "Pittsburgh students protest censorship" by Selva Nebbia. There is a review of the recent "Festival of Rights" by Paul Donovan as well as a round up of some recent alternative publications and book reviews ("A Riot to Read"). Censorship and freedom of information are perennial topics in the fields of library and information science, but the level of critical debate within the LIS profession is pitiful. ISC agrees that the Internet has the potential to transform our working lives and open up all sorts of possibilities for communication and information. But who will control it - and who will profit? The Internet is already being dominated by mostly affluent, white, middle class men.
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