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Changing the Face of Activism

Like Gernand, Liiv feels that the growing popularity of digital video, camcorders and the like are changing the face of activism by allowing people to spread their message wider and significantly faster than they could before these technological advancements. But Liiv said video is changing the face of not only activism, but also news and entertainment as well.

"Digital video is making the high priests of broadcast production a little nervous these days because so many more people can pick up cameras," Liiv said. "We're seeing the growing acceptance of so called amateur video on TV news and entertainment programs and we're seeing the begrudging but inevitable move to the use of video in Hollywood. Certainly it's been embraced by documentary filmmakers for years, but even in fictional storytelling it's happening.

As technology continues to grow, it's likely that protesters, activists and their brethren will find new ways to use it. And for those who use technology to tell their stories, this will give them more control over the information people get on their causes. "What I think is most exciting about video activism," said Andrews, "is now we don't have to wait for the corporate media to grace the issue. We're covering it ourselves.

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