In her speech at the Stone Center for Black Culture and History, Farai Chideya spoke about diversity in the media and the rising popularity of the Internet as a means of communication for those who have previously lacked a unified voice in society. With the growing popularity of social networking sites and digital communication, Chideya explained that the current state of communication has become a hybrid of personal, face-to-face interactions and digital contact.
Chideya spoke about the Jena Six and www.barackobama.com, using those case studies to showcase how minority groups called attention to their grievances and motivations and promoted change through a unified, online voice. Chideya reiterated that the Internet is a free market, blind of discrimination.
The internet is bringing the world together in and is giving voices to those never before heard. The hybridization of communication between personal and digital is an exciting process and will serve as a powerful tool to unite people from all corners of the globe.
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