�Citizens Rising� is a riveting, exhilarating exploration of how new media and old are changing the world. Beautifully written and a must-read for anyone concerned about not just the �tech� but the broader context of journalism today.�
�Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
�David Hoffman has written a stirring book. He shows how digital technology grants a voice to citizens, threatens the most brutal dictators, and, however unevenly, promises a better tomorrow.�
�Ken Auletta, Media Columnist, The New Yorker
�David Hoffman has written a sweeping history of media and citizen power. It makes a compelling case for independent media and access to information for all. A must read for those who care about information.�
�Tara Sonenshine, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
�Citizen Rising is a series of fascinating dispatches from the frontlines of efforts to establish independent media around the world. David Hoffman is a true visionary; a radical thinker with an uncanny ability to see into the future, a knack for skewering conventional wisdom, and a passion for spreading the gospel that access to free, fair and accurate information is as essential to human progress.
�Chris Turpin, Executive Producer, NPR�s �All Things Considered�
From the fall of the Soviet Union to the Arab Spring to today�s continuing conflicts, media have played a decisive role in political affairs across the globe�driving the revolutionary changes shaping today�s new world. This is the first book presenting a comprehensive look at the emergence of media as a primary actor, and not merely an observer, of global affairs.
As founder of Internews, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to information access and independent media, David Hoffman has had a backstage pass to many of the seminal world political upheavals in recent years. In these pages we see how media have been used for good and bad�to trigger genocide, but also to effectively prevent conflict, facilitate free elections, expose corruption, promote nation-build�ing, provide critical information amid natural disasters, and bring about massive social change such as free education and women�s rights. With the rise of digital technology, the power of media to intervene in global affairs is in the hands of ev�eryone�including you. This book examines media�s historic impact and offers a roadmap to the future.
