Rebecca MacKinnon
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Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. | September 16, 1969
Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, researcher |
Awards | Goldsmith Book Prize |
Rebecca MacKinnon (born September 16, 1969) is an author, researcher, Internet freedom advocate, and co-founder of the citizen media network
Early life and education
MacKinnon was born in
She graduated
.Career
CNN
MacKinnon joined CNN in 1992 as Beijing Bureau Assistant and moved up to Producer/Correspondent by 1997 and Bureau Chief by 1998.
Fellowships
In the spring of 2004, MacKinnon was a fellow of the
In January 2007 she joined the
In September 2010, MacKinnon became a Bernard L. Schwartz fellow at the
Wikimedia
In January 2007, MacKinnon joined the inaugural Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board,[12] where she remained until December 2012.[13]
In September 2021, she joined the Foundation as its inaugural Vice President of Global Advocacy.[14]
Consent of the Networked
MacKinnon's first book,
- We cannot assume that the Internet will evolve automatically in a direction that is going to be compatible with democracy. It depends on how the technology is structured, governed, and used. Governments and corporations are working actively to shape the Internet to fit their own needs. The most insidious situations arise when both government and corporations combine their efforts to exercise power over the same people at the same time, in largely unconstrained and unaccountable ways. This is why I argue that if we the people do not wake up and fight for the protection of our own rights and interests on the Internet, we should not be surprised to wake up one day to find that they have been programmed, legislated, and sold away.
References
- ^ "Rebecca MacKinnon, Ahmed Rashid, and María Teresa Ronderos join CPJ board". Committee to Protect Journalists. December 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Global Network Initiative. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "CNN Appoints Rebecca MacKinnon Beijing Bureau Chief". Time Warner. March 30, 1998. Retrieved July 17, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Spring 2004 Fellows – Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy". Hks.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Rebecca MacKinnon | Berkman Center". Cyber.law.harvard.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ Rebecca MacKinnon (December 22, 2009). "Global Voices in English » We are Global Voices. Five years on". Globalvoices.org. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong – Rebecca MacKinnon". Jmsc.hku.hk. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Rebecca MacKinnon | Open Society Fellowship | Open Society Institute". Soros.org. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Center for Information Technology Policy » Rebecca MacKinnon – Google, China, and Global Internet Freedom". Citp.princeton.edu. February 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Opening General Session featuring Rebecca MacKinnon | 2012 ALA Annual Scheduler". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "From her own blog".
- ^ January 29, 2007, Archive:Press releases/Advisory Board at foundation.wikimedia.org.
- ^ July 18, 2011, Resolution:Advisory Board reappointments at foundation.wikimedia.org.
- ^ "Wikimedia Foundation Announces New Vice President for Global Advocacy Rebecca MacKinnon". Wikimedia Foundation. September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Rosen, Rebecca J. (February 14, 2012). "The Fight for a Fair and Free Internet". The Atlantic.
External links
- RConversation (Rebecca MacKinnon's blog)
- Consent of the Networked (website for book)