Jillian York is a Boston-based writer, researcher, and activist. Her primary interest is issues of free speech online in the Middle East and North Africa. Secondary interests include issues of race and identity, journalism and social media. Since 2008, she has worked as the Project Coordinator for the OpenNet Initiative at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. She is also on the Middle East and North Africa team at Global Voices. Founded in 2004 by a group of pioneering international bloggers, Global Voices aggregates, curates, and amplifies the global conversation online – shining light on places and people other media often ignore. She writes regularly for The Huffington Post and is on the Committee to Protect Bloggers.

thursday 22 april - 14.00

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