Rogerian Argument Essay

Annotated Bibliography

Thierer, Adam. "Uncle Sam Wants Your Fitbit." Reason 05 2015: 30,35,6. ProQuest. 14 May 2015
People are at the dawn of the Internet of Things -- a world full of smart devices equipped with sensors, all hooked up to a digital universe that will become as omnipresent as the air they breathe. The first generation of Internet policy punditry was dominated by voices declaring that the world of bits was, or at least should be, a unique space with a different set of rules than the world of atoms. Consider regulation of speech. Outright censorship has proven extremely difficult to enforce, and not just in the US, where they have a First Amendment keeping the police at bay. It may feel like the Internet is already a ubiquitous backdrop of people's existence, but "getting online" still requires a conscious effort to sit in front of a computer or grab a smartphone and then take steps to connect with specific sites and services.

A, Graham Peace. "Balancing Free Speech and Censorship: Academia's Response to the Internet." Association for Computing Machinery.Communications of the ACM 46.11 (2003): 104-9. ProQuest. 14 May 2015
This article reports the results of an exploratory survey of US-based academic institutions, undertaken in an effort to gauge the level and nature of Internet censorship in academia. The basic results include the finding that a significantly larger number of institutions limit access to newsgroups as opposed to Web sites. Most surprising was the finding that institutions clearly do not see Internet censorship as a pressing issue on their campuses. Of those institutions with a formal policy in place, approximately 10% created that policy in response to an incident at the institution, and over 50% stated their policy is a factor in their operations. Institutions with a formal policy appear significantly better prepared to handle any possible controversies. Private institutions were more likely to limit newsgroup access. Also, faculty and student concerns at private schools are more prevalent factors in the decision to censor than in public institutions. Since the roles of both administration and faculty correlate with the formulation of a policy perceived as effective, it appears logical that inclusion of these 2 powerful groups in the process will lead to greater support for the policy among university personnnel. The study results also suggest the importance of involving other parties in the censorship decision besides computer services personnel, to counterbalance the negative effects of computer services' involvement on perceived policy effectiveness.

Lopez, Alfredo. "The Spam Debate (and the Internet Censorship it Hides)." Social policy Spring 2006: 36-8. ProQuest. 14 May 2015
Lopez asserts that the debate over "spam" on the Internet hides the fact that the commercial response to spam represents a dangerous and potentially crippling attack on Internet free speech. He explains how many emails may be easily mistaken for spam and blocked by Internet service providers without any notice whatsoever to the sender or the user.

Tuinstra, Fons. "Internet Censorship: The Myth, Oft Told, and the Reality." Nieman Reports 63.3 (2009): 51. ProQuest. 14 May 2015
Tuinstra explains the importance of Internet censorship. The success of Internet censorship can provide relief to those who feel embattled and who hope that in some way the Internet can be controlled, in part because their survival depends on it. Shutting down or restraining the Internet, especially in times of crisis, would make it impossible for those eyes and ears to pick up information about what's happening, and it would shut down the government's channels for countering with their own messages. In these ways, the Internet presents a very different medium from radio, TV and print in terms of how governments respond in times of severe crisis.

http://niemanreports.org/articles/internet-censorship-the-myth-oft-told-and-the-reality/  (THIS IS THE LINK TO THAT CITATION)

I have provided FOUR citations to be used you will still need atleast ONE more preferably more that have to be credible websites NO WIKI or anything like that preferably all academic websites.