Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER ONE. Media Reform -- CHAPTER TWO. Media Policy Literacy -- CHAPTER THREE. Activating the Fifth Estate -- CHAPTER FOUR. WikiLeaks and “Indirect” Media Reform -- CHAPTER FIVE. Mobilizing for Net Rights -- CHAPTER SIX. Lessons from the SOPA Fight --...

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