Empowerment

This entry discusses the various roles of media and communication in terms of empowerment and social change. It does so by focusing on a temporal and historical dimension which relates to innovations in terms of media and communication technologies going from the print-press over radio broadcasting and the internet. Besides this, we also identify a special dimension going from the local to the trans-national, but also exposing media and communication as a space of contention. Finally, a strategic dimension is identified focusing on how political actors and social movements frame issues and attempt to influence, at times successfully at other times less so, the process of meaning making

When our watchdog becomes a bloodthirsty attackdog, be wary

Jeremy Corbyn has been variously described in the British press as unelectable, comic and highly dangerous. How should a healthy democracy respond to politicians pursuing a different kind of democracy

Using Markov Models and Statistics to Learn, Extract, Fuse, and Detect Patterns in Raw Data

Many systems are partially stochastic in nature. We have derived data driven approaches for extracting stochastic state machines (Markov models) directly from observed data. This chapter provides an overview of our approach with numerous practical applications. We have used this approach for inferring shipping patterns, exploiting computer system side-channel information, and detecting botnet activities. For contrast, we include a related data-driven statistical inferencing approach that detects and localizes radiation sources.Comment: Accepted by 2017 International Symposium on Sensor Networks, Systems and Securit

The Grizzly, September 1, 2005

Class of 2009 Arrives on Campus • Residence Life Office Hires Three New RDs • Construction Projects Underway • CIE Continues to Attract Attention • Kaleidoscope: Perfect Combination of Style and Function • Left Side of the Hallway, Slow Down • For Sexual Health, Ursinus Students Need Not Look Far • If We Knew Then, What We Know Now: Tips for Freshmen from Experienced Classmates • Opinions: A Day at Citizen\u27s Bank Park; Three Decent Reasons for Approving John Roberts (A Democrat\u27s Opinion); Marching with the Penguins; How to Build a Stronger Facebook Profile • Bears Look to Bounce Back in 2005 • Field Hockey Looks to Defend Title on New Fieldhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1586/thumbnail.jp