Henry Jenkins, Sangita Shresthova, Liana Gamer-Thompson, Neta Kligler-Vilenchik, and Arely M. Zimmerman: By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism

Excerpt

By Any Media Necessary is about how young men and women are tapping into new forms of communication, such as social media platforms. With the use of these platforms, youth seek to bring about political change—by using any media necessary. This book dives into a series of case studies that covers a diverse range of movements, organizations, and networks. Upon initially reading the title of the book, some people may not understand how the authors will support their claim that social media is good for the youth because so much attention has recently focused on how social media is detrimental for the youth. Yet this book reveals how there is a shift in communication which has unleashed a new political enlightenment in American adolescents. By Any Media Necessary seeks to inform the older generation and even the youth how social media platforms have allowed them to have a voice and unleash a new political dynamism in American youth. …