Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Berkman Luncheon Series

A Public Right to Hear and Press Freedom in an Age of Networked Journalism

Mike Ananny, Berkman Center Fellow

What does a public right to hear mean in networked environments and why does it matter? In this talk I’ll describe how a public right to hear has historically and implicitly underpinned the U.S. press’s claims to freedom and, more fundamentally, what we want democracy to be.

Berkman Luncheon Series

Going Feral on the Net: the Qualities of Survival in a Wild, Wired World

Matthew Battles, Managing Editor and Curatorial Practice Fellow at metaLAB (at) Harvard

How do we balance the empowering possibilities of the networked public sphere with the dark, unsettling, and even dangerous energies of cyberspace? Matthew Battles blends a deep-historical perspective on the internet with storytelling that reaches into its weird, uncanny depths.

Berkman Luncheon Series

The Information: James Gleick talks about his new book

James Gleick, author of The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, will discuss his new book.

DPLA West Conference + Webcast

DPLA West—taking place on April 27, 2012 in San Francisco—is the second major public event bringing together librarians, technologists, creators, students, government leaders, and others interested in building a Digital Public Library of America. This event will be webcast live.